Band 6 – Dental Nurse – Barts Health Trust
We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
The Royal London in Whitechapel is a major teaching hospital providing local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. Whipps Cross in Leytonstone is a large general hospital with a range of local services. Newham in Plaistow is a busy district hospital with innovative facilities such as its orthopaedic centre. Mile End hospital is a shared facility in Mile End for a range of inpatient, rehabilitation, mental health and community services. And St Bartholomew’s in the City, London’s oldest hospital, is a regional and national centre of excellence for cardiac and cancer care.
Main duties, responsibilities and results areas
• Provide close chairside clinical support
• Assist the clinical lecturers/tutors/clinicians/undergraduates and other members of the clinical team with the delivery of the service
• Work with the rest of the outreach team in providing a high class and effective service
Professional / Clinical Responsibilities
• Act in accordance with the General Dental Council, (and other)
relevant professional codes of practice and statutory guidelines and be accountable for your action at all times.
• Work clinically for at least 90% of contracted hours
• Work with the Senior Staff to ensure high standards of clinical care are
delivered to patients
• Undertake appropriate training and practice to ensure you have the right skills and are competent.
• Are responsible for keeping the environment clutter free, clean and raising issues of concern in the interest of staff and patient safety.
Interventions and Treatments
• Have an in-depth working knowledge of all clinical procedures associated with the department and provide high quality, chair-side support to both clinicians and their patients during all dental procedures undertaken.
• Undertaking specified tasks correctly, and in line with legislation, policies and procedures and/or established protocols
• Ensure that clinical bays are prepared and maintained in accordance with Barts Health Infection Control protocols
• Possess in-depth knowledge of all materials and medicaments and provide guidance, support and supervision of best clinical practice to dental undergraduates during clinical practice.
• Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence within the department to whom the people can turn for assistance, advice and support.
• Ensure that dental materials are prepared in accordance with prescribed techniques
Qualifications, Skill and Experience
- Registered Dental Nurse with GDC registration
- Good level of experience as a qualified Dental Nurse within the UK
- Able to provide references to cover 3 years
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
In return for your hard work, the benefits of becoming a successful member of the bank team are:
- Competitive pay rates
- Annual leave accruals
- Ability to self book shifts
- Weekly payroll services
- Shift flexibility
- FREE mandatory training (Health & Safety, Manual Handling and Basic Life Support)
- A dedicated and professional Recruitment, Compliance and Bookings team to support you
Apply now for this fantastic opportunity by uploading your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.