Job description

Job responsibilities

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint two part-time Band 5 Specialist Dental Nurses to join our successful and motivated team within the Restorative Dentistry Department. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced dental nurses to expand their specialist knowledge and gain valuable experience within a challenging yet rewarding role. The successful candidates will provide high-quality chairside support for complex restorative procedures, contribute to the delivery of patient-centred care, and provide leadership, guidance and support to the wider dental nursing team. You will be expected to demonstrate a flexible approach to working across Restorative Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics, utilising the appropriate skills and knowledge required within each specialty. The role requires excellent communication, organisational and clinical skills, a commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care, infection prevention and control, and the ability to support service development, teaching and the day-to-day running of specialist clinics.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Restorative Dental Experience
• Maxillofacial Surgery Experience.
• Experience of assisting in a theatre environment
• Experience of working in a hospital setting

Skills

Essential

• Clear communication skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Range of Restorative, Dental and Orthodontic Procedures
• Knowledge of Electronic patient booking systems (EPR)

Qualifications

Essential

• The National Certificate for Dental Nurses, NVQ Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Level 3
• Must be Registered with the General Dental Council
• Qualification in Dental Radiography

Desirable

• Certificate in Dental Impression taking
• Qualification in Dental Implant Nursing

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Lukes Hospital

Little Horton lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal.

Maintain personal professional development in accordance with the requirements of the Royal College and the General Medical Council.

Participate in annual appraisal.

Work in partnership with colleagues in the Dermatology Department.

Work flexibly with colleagues to achieve the hospitals agreed planned activity for Dermatology out-patient services.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of clinical protocols.

Ensure that new techniques (outside ethically approved research projects) are only introduced after appropriate training, with approval of the relevant clinical directorates and with arrangements for evaluation and an audit trail.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience relevant to the specialty
• Clinical governance / audit experience
• Minimum of four years (FTE or equivalent) postgraduate training in the UK (or equivalent EEA training) of which at least 2 years training must be in the relevant specialty or a recognised equivalent training
• Applicant knowledge is up to date and is fit to practise safely
• Commitment for managing professional development

Skills

Essential

• Practical skills in relation to the speciality
• Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
• Clear communication skills
• Organisation and planning
• Empathy and sensitivity
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

• Interest in teaching and management
• Multilingual

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice
• Evidence of achievement of ST1 / CT1 competencies in the specialty at time of application and likelihood of achieving ST2 / CT2 competences in specialty by the start date of the post
• Specialty specific requirements eg MRCP, FRCS, etc where appropriate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

ST Lukes Hospital

Little Horton Lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)