Dental Nurse

Position: Dental Nurse
Location: Basingstoke RG24
Salary: £25,147 to £27,596
Job Type: Permanent

Job summary
Wonderful opportunities have arisen for a dental nurse to join our team within our growing oral and maxillofacial surgery/Orthodontic departments at Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and hard-working with a passion for helping patients and a willingness to learn from others and share knowledge and ideas with colleagues. In addition to this, excellent communication skills are needed, as is the love of people and a willingness to put the patient at the centre of all they do.

We are looking for a highly motivated individuals who can empathise with our patients with dental phobias and complex needs. Working well within a team, communication, organisational and dexterity skills are key to this role. There are a multitude of exciting opportunities to expand on your knowledge and skills within the trust. You will have the opportunity to work in theatre settings providing assistance to our consultants and speciality doctors during general/local anaesthetic procedures. Outside of theatres you’ll be working within our busy outpatient departments the job offers lots of variety and our team is small and friendly with a mixture of personalities.

Main duties of the job
Ideally applicants will have some experience in both orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery specialities, and hold a nationally recognised post qualification in radiography, sedation, orthodontic nursing, oral health education and/or special care dentistry.This post is based within Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust in our busy and established departments at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.If you have initiative, are committed to continual development of your career in dental nursing, are eager to take up a challenge and hold a recognised qualification, we would love to hear from you.Please do not hesitate to contact Rose Green (lead dental nurse) via email rose.green@hhft.nhs.uk or telephone on 01256 313241 if you have any questions, would like an informal chat or to arrange a visit.

About us
NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover, as well as in the care we provide in the community. We provide medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of

The post holder will uphold the Trusts core values:Compassion caring about our patients and our staffAccountable and responsible, always improvingRespect for all colleagues, patients and their familiesEncouraging and challenging each other to always do our best

Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will assist with the day to day running of the department and provide chairside support, so that a high quality, efficient patient care is delivered at all times, whilst ensuring compliance is maintained to a gold standard.

If you would like to look around the department or to discuss this role, please contact the lead dental nurse to arrange.

Person specification

Registered dental nurse

Essential

• registered with the GDC

Desirable

• certificate in dental radiography

Skills and ability

Essential

• previous experience in healthcare setting

Desirable

• experience in either hospital or community setting

Other specific

Essential

• effective interpersonal skills

Desirable

• GCSE education level

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.

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