Job summary

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Dental Nurse to join a well established Special Care and Paediatric Service in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic NHS dental nurse looking to develop your skills and work within a supportive team environment?

What can we offer you?

* Full-time or Part-time roles

* Immediate start available

* Career development across the practice with great team support

* A caring and calm environment where our dedicated team of dental professionals can offer the best possible care for patients

* A varied caseload - - every day brings new challenges

* Immediate access to advice from experienced colleagues

* Excellent opportunities to upskill in conscious sedation and domiciliary dentistry

* Access to training to maintain your CPD and boost your clinical skills

* Great Organisational Culture

Are you:

* GDC registered?

* Confident in delivering general NHS Dentistry?

* Looking to build experience in treating children?

* Interested in holistic care for vulnerable people?

* Flexible and passionate about person centred care?

Please note that due to budgetary limitations, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

Participate in clinical and surgical procedures, providing chaperone and clinical support to Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure the smooth running of clinics and provide cover in other areas of the service in case of staff leave or absence, often at short notice.

Provide advice on oral hygiene and peri-operative care; and provide personal care associated with surgical procedures.

Operate specialist dental equipment as prescribed by Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure all medical devices have had the routine daily/weekly monthly checks completed and documented prior to use.

Carry out routine daily weekly and monthly checks to ensure emergency drugs and resuscitation equipment is in date and working. Ensure all documentation has been completed.

Ensure the dental environment is kept clean and free of clutter, ensuring dental materials are in date, stocks replenished and medicines are stored in accordance with Trust Policy.

Comply with Trust arrangements for mandatory/essential training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Take responsibility for CPD to meet registration requirements of General Dental Council.

Undertake appropriate CPD within specialty area

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job summary

Person centred?

Strong numerical skills?

Great communication skills?

We have a new opportunity within our Hampshire and IOW All Age Continuing Care Personalisation service. We are looking for a person who is passionate about client care and improving life opportunities who share our AACC behaviours.

As a Personalisation and Personal Health Budget (PHB) Practitioner, you will be responsible for maximising the take-up of PHBs and acting as a source of expertise and advice for members of the multi-disciplinary teams, patients and members of the public in order to support the PHB Process. The role involves working in partnership with clinicians to implement PHBs, including supporting and advising on the development of care and support plans, monitoring and managing client financial information and payments and providing advice and guidance to clients to empower people with complex health needs live their best lives.

Experience in Personal Health Budgets and accounting are essential, and we can support you to further develop any specific skills required. You will be part of a wider personalisation and All Age team who provide a wide range of expertise and support.

We are looking for someone who is able to work flexibly. This is a hybrid role, there is an expectation that you will undertake home visits and attend the office. You must hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to a car.

In this exciting role no week is the same, you will work a varied work schedule to core hours.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will act as a source of expertise and advice for relevant members of the multi-disciplinary teams, patients and members of the public in order to support the Personal Health Budget Process

  To support adults and children to access healthcare and support through Personal Health Budgets

  Maximise the take-up of Personal Health Budgets (prioritising All Age Continuing Care clients) throughout health and social care

  Working in partnership with and through clinicians at Place to implement Personal Health Budgets, including supporting and advising on the development of care and support plans to meet identified health and care needs/health and wellbeing outcomes

  Supporting and educating case managers on the calculation of indicative costs, providing recommendations and financial analysis to All Age Continuing Care and (as required) Local Authority members/the Personal Health Budget Panel

  Supporting finance to monitor and manage client financial information to include recovering unspent and misspent funds

  Providing advice and guidance to clients and clinicians as and when required, acting as an advocate to ensure the best possible outcomes can be achieved

For questions on the role please email [email protected] or [email protected]

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence