Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Brace Street Health Centre Town Walsall Salary £27,485 - £30,162 Pro Rota Salary period Yearly Closing 03/10/2025 23:59
Band 4 Dental Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required.
Dental Nurses will be provided with a base clinic/department when appointed but will be expected to work flexibly across different sites where dental treatment is provided.
To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service plus arranging/supporting a clinician with any necessary domiciliary visits or visits to external sites.
To assist in screening, epidemiology, and research programmes.
To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department.
Main duties of the job
· Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
· The Dental Service compromises of a wide range of locations, specialities and services, the post holder will be required to provide comprehensive chair side and administrative support to a clinician within all clinical sites across Dental services.
· To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
· To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.
· To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
· To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.
· To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician.
· To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service.
· To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.
· To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.
Working for our organisation
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached a detailed Job description and person specification for a better understanding of the role and its requirements
Person specification
Qualifications / training
* A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand-parenting (pre 2008)
* Registered with the General Dental Council
Experience
* Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties
* Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities
Skills/knowledge
* To interact professionally with individuals
* Understand the principles of confidentiality
* Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing
* Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
* Organisational skills
* Good working knowledge of cross infection procedures
* Computer Skills
* Knowledge of dental procedures
* Other Languages
* Flexibility
* Ability to deal with emotional & challenging situations
* Ability to meet travel requirements of the role
In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.
Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 6) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link, will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.
All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 7 - 9) that meet the prescribed skill level (RQF 6) and salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.
The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As part of our ongoing commitment to being a Great Place to Work, we actively foster and support a workplace culture that is inclusive and equitable for all staff, patients and service users.
We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with diverse abilities, experiences, and perspectives.
We are also dedicated to supporting the career progression of colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds into this role and more senior roles within the Division and the wider organisation.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees
* Flexible working where possible
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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