Qualified Dental Nurse Community

3 weeks ago

Haverfordwest, United Kingdom Hywel Dda University Health Board Full time

Job summary

This post is Fixed Term until to cover maternity leave.

We currently have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and adaptable Dental Nurse to join our highly motivated, professional and supportive dental team at Withybush Hospital.

You should have experience as a Qualified Dental Nurse or demonstrable competence through equivalent experience / NEB diploma level qualification,good communication and interpersonal skills along with an ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. We are looking for a dynamic individual who prides in delivering high quality care and shares the vision of this service.

There is also the opportunity to work alongside the Designed to Smile the successful post holder has not already attended the Fluoride varnish course, they will be supported in-house to achieve this qualification.

You will need to comply with the Health Boards policies and procedures and ensuring compliance to IR(ME)R and WHTM01-05 & HTM01-01 to ensure an effective and efficient service is provided.

The post will be based at Withybush Hospitalhowever the ability to travel across sites in a timely manner is essential. This post is subject to a successful DBS and Occupational Health Screening.

Applicants must be GDC registered.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated Dental Nurse to join our Community Dental Service/ Designed to Smile Team. This role is full time, your main role will be to assist with the rolling out of the D2S programme throughout Hywel Dda area, duties will include applying fluoride in school settings and various administrative duties associated to the programme along with chairside duties within our clinical settings when required.

As a qualified Dental Nurse you will be based at Withybush Hospital although due to the nature of the role you will be expected to travel to other area within Hywel Dda.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 24/06/2024

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

Qualified Dental Nurse or demonstrable competence through equivalent experience NEB diploma level qualification GDC Registration Knowledge of clinical governance and clinical audit

Desirable

Recognised Oral Health Education Certificate

Experience

Essential

Experience in providing clinical support to dentists and/or therapists Data collation Oral Health Education Stock control Safe disposal of waste

Desirable

Work within a Community Dental Service Conscious sedation, General Anaesthesia, special needs dentistry, orthodontics, laboratory techniques and radiography

Other

Essential

Ability to travel to other health care facilities in County in a timely manner

Language Skills

Desirable

Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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