An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time experienced and highly motivated qualified Dental Nurse Team Manager, with excellent clinical, managerial and administrative skills to join our dynamic Community Dental team covering our Swindon sites.

The successful candidate should be a qualified registered Dental Nurse and will possess excellent managerial, communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will maintain their clinical skills so they can be part of the Dental Clinics Teams, so they can support urgent and special care clinics across Wiltshire and Swindon.

The Community Dental Service in Wiltshire and Swindon offers urgent care clinics for patients experiencing dental pain, special care clinics for adults and Children with additional needs who are not able to access their treatment at a general dentist across four sites. The service also provides hospital sessions in Salisbury, Swindon and Bath.

You must be a car driver, with access to a vehicle to carry out the role. You may also be required to work at other Dental Clinics. This role includes weekend and bank holiday working on a Rota basis. The post holder will be required to work 0830 - 1700, with one hour for lunch, three days per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the other dental nurse team managers across Wiltshire and Swindon, as well as the dental management Team, to support the safe and efficient running of the Community Dental Service.

You will work closely with the Clinical Director and Assistant Clinical Director, in this mainly managerial role, to offer your knowledge and skills on Policy Working Groups, Governance and Management Meeting, as well as working with Trust Wide Teams relating to Infection Prevention Control and Health and Safety.

The post holder will have a range of clinical, managerial, and administrative duties within the Community Dental Service that contributes to maintaining a high level of service provision. Direct line management of Dental Nurses, overseeing the organization of staffing for day-to-day clinical sessions, Urgent Care, Out of Hours, Special Care, local hospital Rota's in the acute setting, and sedation. Responsible for recruitment, overseeing and conducting risk assessments, and various audits including infection control, health & safety, fire and security.

The post holder will maintain their clinical skills, so they can be part of the Dental Clinical Teams, so that they can support urgent and special care clinics across Wiltshire.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

• Service We will put our patients first
• Teamwork We will work together
• Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
• Respect We will act with integrity

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Community Dental Service in Wiltshire and Swindon offers urgent care clinics for patients experiencing dental pain, special care clinics for adults and children with additional needs who are not able to access their treatment at a general dentist, and has hospital sessions in Salisbury, Swindon and Bath.

The post holder will be required to work to a flexible shift pattern which will include weekends and Bank holidays.

Please see attached job description.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration as Dental Nurse with General Dental Council for Dental Care Professionals
• The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Dental Nurse Qualification) (or exceptionally similar qualification plus appropriate experience)
• Comprehensive, specialised knowledge in any of the following addition qualifications, or working towards the following: NEBDN Oral Health Education, NEBDN Radiography Dental Nurse, NEBDN Sedation Dental Nurse or NEBDN Special Care Dental Nurse

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS Commissioning
• Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working as a dental nurse. ? Experience of stock control and requisitions ? Wide range of experience in Dental procedures ? Working and supporting the team ? Experience of Health and Safety practice relevant to this post

Desirable

• Experience in change management, team leadership, performance management. ? Experience working as a dental nurse in a Community Dental Service

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of infection control procedures ? Understanding of personal health and safety responsibilities ? Understanding of equality and diversity within the workforce and how it can impact on this post. ? Knowledge of CQC framework and Key Lines of Enquiry. ? Excellent organisation skill Evidence of team working skills and proven ability to work under own initiation and under direction of the Clinical Direct and Assistant Clinical Director. ? Ability to multitask with both the clinical and management environment ? Empathy for different client groups ? Ability to motivate staff and plan own workload using personal initiative. ? Able to work to a high standard, under pressure and keep concentration to high level for long periods of time. ? A wide knowledge of dental materials and the handling, mixing and storing of them. ? A good standard of written and spoken English is required to be able to undertake the relevant duties. ? Ability to communicate clearly and concisely

Desirable

• Some experience treating patients with Special Needs

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Dental 49 Rowden Hill

Rowden Hill

Chippenham

SN15 2AJ

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