Alongside all routine dental nursing duties you will; Assist the dental surgeon in the provision of a complete range of NHS dental care, to include treatment under inhalation sedation, general anesthesia or IV sedation where appropriate. Accurately record treatment using the R4 dental electronic system, including charting from the dentists instructions at the time of treatment. You will be required to participate in the annual individual performance review process. You will be required to carry out other appropriate duties commensurate with the post, eg: school visits, home visits and epidemiology. Your base will be specified but you will be expected to work at any of the Special Care Dental Service sites throughout Hertfordshire to cover staff sickness/Annual Leave/Study leave etc when required.
There may be the need for you to sit or stand for varying lengths of time in restricted positions and be able to respond to unexpected changes of treatment plan. This may involve the movement of bulky heavy equipment e.g. hoists. There will be occasional direct exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances such as during the treatment of very sick children or patients with challenging behavior Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
We encourage post qualification progression especially in Oral health. We aim to support band 4 nurses to complete the OH certificate to be part of the OH team and carry out nurse led clinics
apartmentHertfordshire Community NHS TrustplaceWatford
As a registered dentalnurse for HCT you will be responsible for supporting the dental team to ensure the service user's needs are met through high quality dental care. As a specialist service for patients with additional needs you will offer...
Job Title: Part-Time Trainee DentalNurse
Location: London, NW10 9QH
Salary: £12.50 per hour
Job Type: Permanent, Part Time.
Operating Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Saturday: By appointment only.
About Us: We are a dynamic dental...
clinic room . providing an aseptic environment for clinical dental procedures to be carried out in order to comply with the infection control policies. Record details accurately whilst assisting chair- side and during dental screening Handle and mix...