About us
Beverley Highgate Dental Practice has been established within Wednesday Market in the thriving market town of Beverley in East Yorkshire since 1963 and the team are well known within the area for their expertise, warm welcome and excellent service.
Thanks to the job satisfaction that is a function of our loyal patients and a great team dynamic, staff at Beverley Highgate Dental Practice join and rarely leave. We’re very proud of the fact that some of the team have been with us for over 30 years and we think it speaks volumes about our quality of care.
About the position
We are looking for a Qualified Dental Nurse to join us Four days a week to provide support to our practice manager, dentists and Hygienists. The preferred candidate will have a passion for promoting great oral health advice and be a great asset to our growing practice.
Employment duties
- Perform high quality dental nursing whilst assisting each dentist, hygienist or therapist in all procedures in a safe and effective manner in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics’ of the British Association of Dental Nurses, the GDC’s ‘Scope of Practice’
- Follow practice policies and procedures
- Maintain professional indemnity and registration with the GDC
- Undertake CPD in line with the GDC guidelines
- Establish, promote and maintain productive working relationships with all members of the dental team
- Assist with the supervision of trainee dental nurses in the practice
- Assist with reception duties and perform other clerical duties if required
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work
Key tasks
- Prepare and maintain the clinical environment, including the equipment
- Carry out infection prevention and control procedures to prevent physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the surgery
- Record dental charting and oral tissue assessment carried out by other registrants
- Keep full, accurate and contemporaneous patient records and ensure that they are stored securely
- Prepare equipment materials and patients for dental radiography
- Process dental radiographs
- Monitor, support and reassure patients
- Give appropriate patient advice
- Segregate waste in accordance with the practice procedures and ensure its safe disposal
- Monitor and maintain stock within the practice
- Follow all professional ethical guidelines including all rules on confidentiality
- Maintain and promote patient confidentiality
- Complete laboratory request forms and keep records of all items sent, received and fitted
- Check that all necessary laboratory work is returned and ready for each session
- Assist in all clerical and administrative duties as required by the practice manager
- Attend practice annual training for medical emergencies and CPR
- Perform other tasks in accordance with additional skills you have developed within the GDC ‘Scope of Practice’
- Identify your training and development needs and undertake appropriate training to maintain and increase competence in nursing skills by following an agreed CPD programme to comply with the GDC requirements
Hours - 36 hours over 4 days
Pay: From £14.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
