About this role
Job summary To assist the Community Dental Service (CDS) clinicians and other clinical staff to carry out their duties for a variety of specialist services, working at any dental department within the service Administrative tasks relating to the service to help ensure the smooth running of the service This post is responsible for Clinical tasks relating to Dental Nursing role, dealing with a variety of adults and children with special needs, including learning/physical disabilities, complex medical histories and challenging behaviours Providing advice to patients and their representatives including, oral health promotion, post-extraction, GA and sedation as well as general enquiries, dental emergencies and trauma where necessary Administrative tasks to support reception/administration team as needed Main Responsibilities: Patient Care Surgery and decontamination room preparation and maintenance Stock control Radiography processing digital images Decontamination and Infection Prevention and Control as per national and service protocols and processes Patient and carer advice Communication Skills The patient groups seen in ...
Main duties of the job The role of a Dental Nurse at HCRG Care Group involves assisting Community Dental Service clinicians with specialist services, focusing on supporting a variety of adults and children with special needs, including learning and physical disabilities, complex medical histories, and challenging behaviours. Key responsibilities include preparing and maintaining surgery and decontamination rooms, stock control, processing radiographic digital images, and ensuring infection prevention and control according to protocols. The role requires excellent communication skills to accommodate patient groups with additional needs and provide advice to patients and their representatives. The candidate will need to maintain professional skills through relevant training, participate in audit and governance activities, and work flexibly across multiple sites in Surrey. A UK driving license and access to a car are necessary for this role.
About us HCRG Care Group offers a position for a Dental Nurse at Buryfields Clinic, Guildford, with travel to other sites as required. The organisation provides high-quality customer service and essential support in dental and administrative roles to ensure efficient clinic operations. This is a permanent role offering a salary between £28,392 and £31,157, including NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Benefits include access to exclusive rewards, My Reward Hub discounts, wellbeing resources, eLearning opportunities, and innovation funding. The HCRG Care Group is recognised for maintaining excellent clinical and quality standards, with many services rated 'good' or 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.
Job description Job responsibilities
To assist the Community Dental Service (CDS) clinicians and other clinical staff to carry out their duties for a variety of specialist services, working at any dental department within the service
Administrative tasks relating to the service to help ensure the smooth running of the service
This post is responsible for
Clinical tasks relating to Dental Nursing role, dealing with a variety of adults and children with special needs, including learning/physical disabilities, complex medical histories and challenging behaviours Providing advice to patients and their representatives including, oral health promotion, post-extraction, GA and sedation as well as general enquiries, dental emergencies and trauma where necessary Administrative tasks to support reception/administration team as neededMain Responsibilities: Patient Care Surgery and decontamination room preparation and maintenance Stock control Radiography processing digital images Decontamination and Infection Prevention and Control as per national and service protocols and processes Patient and carer advice Communication Skills The patient groups seen in the service have a variety of additional needs, which may be a barrier to communication, so excellent communication and personal skills are required To communicate effectively with all team members using electronic, written or verbal methods Providing advice and information to patients and their representatives when necessary Personal and Professional Development To maintain professional skills and knowledge by completing relevant training including First Aid, Life support (relevant to role), Moving and Handling, Fire Safety and Safeguarding To participate in supervision and appraisal programme Health, Safety and Security Use of hoists and other equipment within the service or in patients home Carry out Infection Prevention procedures to agreed protocols and participate in the care and maintenance of equipment Work with others to maintain health and safety, reporting faults as service guidance Audit, Governance and Quality Participate in audits and surveys as requested Collection of patient feedback Participate in serve governance programs and other quality initiatives Prioritise workload effectively Suggest areas that could improve quality of service Wear service uniform and ID badges at all times
Ideal Candidate: We are seeking a dedicated and professional Dental Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team at based at Buryfields Clinic, Guildford, however travel to other sites will be required on service needs. This is a vital role at the heart of our service, providing high-quality customer service and essential dental and adminastrative support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our dental clinics.
If you have prior experience working as a dental nurse in Community, we would love to hear from you!
As you will work flexibly across sites, a UK driving license and access to a car for work purpose would be required for the role.
Interviews are likely to be conducted Wednesday 8th July.
Package Description: As a dental nurse you will be part of our valued team in our Community Dental Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£28392 - £31,157 (Band 4 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Experience as a dental nurse in a community setting; relevant training in dental nursing, infection prevention, emergency and life support classes, and a valid UK driving license.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Surrey
GU2 4AX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)