At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Dental Nurse with GDC registration to join our Oral Max Fax Surgery and Orthodontic team at UHNM.
The successful candidate should be enthusiastic, motivated and be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to care. Working collaboratively you will be part of a highly skilled and dedicated team ensuring the delivery of safe and high quality patient care.
The role involves working with our multidisciplinary teams across both sites where necessary . Preparing and maintaining the clinic setting and providing a high standard of dental nursing.
Effective communication with patients, staff and across the multidisciplinary team.
Record accurate and timely patient records.
Provide reassurance and demonstrate compassion and empathy.
Monitor Patients throughout their visit and respond to medical emergencies.
Deliver pre and postoperative advice verbally to patients.
Nurse and support for complex treatments in Orthodontics, Oral Maxillofacial surgery and multidisciplinary clinics.
Prepare all surgeries and instruments appropriately for complex procedures.
Prepare, handle, transfer and dismantle all types of dental equipment and instruments.
Manage their own day to day activities such as planning and organising clinics, and joint appointments with other departments and hospitals.
Be competent and trained in Intra Oral scanning, intra oral impression taking and clinical photography.
Maintain adequate supplies of stock, ensuring their efficient and effective use.
Be competent and trained in Trusts IM&T systems.
Ensure compliance with the Trusts statutory and mandatory training.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
- Rep ort departmental issues to clinic manager
Develop good communications and fair and clear relationships with staff cross the multi-disciplinary team.
- Attend regular staff meetings to review standards of practice and ensure dissemination of information. Record meeting minutes, logs and agenda.
- Communicate with all grades of staff regarding patient care. In so doing provide and receive complex or sensitive information relating to planned or received treatment.
- Liaise between clinician, technician, patient and external agencies to arrange appropriate appointments.
- Record timely and accurate information on patient medical records.
- Effectively communicate with patients and their relatives. This is essential where there are barriers to communication e.g. patients whose first language is not English, nervous, aggressive or poorly patients, patients with language or learning difficulties or disabilities. In these cases, further liaison with the translation services, parents or carers are imperative.
- Provide reassurance and to show empathy to patients in situations which are frequently stressful.
- Motivate patients to ensure compliance with complex and frequently lengthy courses of treatment.
- Explain dental procedures to patients and answer any queries the patients may have regarding their treatment.
- Be able to receive information regarding patient’s conditions always ensuring confidentiality.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of programmes of care in line with Policies and Procedures.
- Provide a continuing high standard of nursing care through direct clinical practice in relation to the groups of patients cared for by the department .
- Hold the National Certificate in Dental Nursing or equivalent NVQ3 in dental nursing and be registered with the GDC.
- Maintain continual professional development.
- Ensure compliance with Trust statutory and mandatory training related to individual compliance requirements.
To be prepared to undertake any formal or informal training required to fulfil the needs of the post.
Nurse for complex treatments in Orthodontics, Restorative, Oral Medicine and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and multidisciplinary clinics.
To Nurse and support in Staffordshire Treatment Suite, Theatres and Poswillo suite for General and Local anaesthetic procedures.
In addition, many of the patients attending the hospital for care have been referred because of difficult /unstable medical conditions, the senior dental nurse is required to assist in the management of these patients and be able to respond appropriately to emergencies arising because of the patient's condition.
Hold or work towards gaining a certificate in Impression taking and Intra Oral scanning and clinical photography.
Competent and trained in Trusts IT systems.
Act as a resource to other areas providing education and advice relevant to the speciality as required.
Keep abreast of clinical development.
Under the supervision of the Clinic Manager educate and assist in the training of all staff groups in the effective use of equipment, maintaining up to date records of attendance.
To take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve your professional knowledge and competence and participate in personal objective setting and review.
To actively participate in the education and training of all members of the nursing team, visiting students, patients and their carers.
Under the supervision of the Clinic Manager assist in the development of enhanced/advanced nursing specific to the speciality, developing own clinical skills as necessary.
Anticipate the needs of members of staff and prepare all surgeries and instruments appropriately for complex dental procedures.
Be able to analyse the working area regarding the security of the equipment stored there and assess if extra precautions are needed.
Use their own judgment regarding health and safety to assess the working area and report any hazards immediately.
Diagnose equipment faults and liaise with engineering staff to ensure that repairs are undertaken quickly. In such cases contingency arrangements must be made immediately to ensure that patient treatment can proceed as planned.
Understand the principles and importance of quality control and quality assurance and the use of appropriate measures.
M anage their own day-to-day activities such as planning and organising clinics, joint appointments with other departments and hospitals.
Planning and organising multi-disciplinary activities with other professions and agencies.
Liaise with the laboratory regarding timescales for patients work to be completed and then arrange appointments accordingly.
Be able to plan ahead in order to ensure the notes and instruments required are available for each session.
Organise their workload making allowances for frequent telephone interruptions to deal with patient enquiries and unplanned clinician led alterations to planned treatment which may prevent the completion of planned work.
Maintain adequate supplies, ensuring their efficient and effective use.
Check the clinics at the beginning of each session so that stock levels of materials and equipment are maintained.
Ensure all equipment is in safe working order and regularly checked and maintained.
Manipulate a wide range of dental materials.
Handle, transfer, assemble and dismantle all types of dental equipment
during patients’ treatment. This may be in a close support environment,
which will require long periods sitting or standing in a confined position
while assisting at chair-side.
Prepare surgical instrument kits.
Prepare equipment for phlebotomy and cannulation using an aseptic
technique.
Develop physical skills over a period of time and
through relevant experience e.g. the use of some fine tools and dental
equipment.
Advanced skills are required for sensory hand eye coordination when
assisting during fourhanded dentistry as this involves the safe exchange
and handling of dental instruments.
The dental nurse may frequently be required to manoeuvre patients in
confined spaces using wheelchairs, trolleys and hoists.
Clinical verbal advice to patients/carers/relatives, i.e. pre/post-operative
instructions. These require personalisation for each patient's unique
situation/condition.
Continuous monitoring of patients throughout their dental treatment,
and afterwards where appropriate, e.g. difficult procedures.
Care and reassurance to the patients during treatment, ensuring they are
comfortable and informed throughout.
Clinical advice to patients/carers/relatives either in person (Oral Hygiene
instruction, pre and post-operative instructions), or over the telephone
(patients ringing for emergency advice). They will also be available to
answer patient's questions regarding their treatment/care plan.
Conduct nurse led clinics under direct supervision when training or
working towards attaining band 5 level qualifications (see job specs) in
Oral Health Education or Dental Nurse Radiography.
Educating patients/carers in oral health, pre-op assessments, advice
regarding symptom management of TMJ and post operative treatments.
Responsible for organising patient appointments, and where necessary
for liaison with wards and other departments to ensure good quality
patient care. At the end of each session dental nurses have the
responsibility of ensuring patients are safely and appropriately
discharged and the clinical areas are secured, this includes the safe
storage of emergency drugs, controlled drugs and equipment.
Work at both Trust sites where necessary to provide a continued and improved service provision to patients.
Adhere to all Trust policies e.g. Cross Infection Control, Risk assessments, Health and Safety, COSHH, reporting accidents/incidents etc. The post holder may be asked to contribute to hospital polices when necessary.
To observe the hospital Infection control policy and follow strict guidelines regarding sterilisation of instruments and equipment. Dealing with decontamination, waste and spillages correctly according to C.O.S.H.H regulations.
Understand the physical effects of radiation and the need to ensure radiation protection of all individuals in the immediate work environment at all times.
Provide written information for patients and carers in line with Trust policies.
In conjunction with the clinic manager and clinical team work to ensure that guidelines of clinical practice and standards of care are developed, implemented and audited in order to maintain the highest standard.
Maintain custody of drugs, checking and witnessing the administration of drugs according to Trust policy.
Participate in and contribute to the effective implementation of Clinic Risk management within all clinic areas.
Wound and dressing management in accordance with tissue viability policies.
On attaining or working towards attaining band 5 level (see job specs) assess, develop and implement radiography procedures, according to IR(ME)R regulations and policies i.e. Identification, justification.
