Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.
This is a clinical post within Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Community Dental Service (CDS). As a member of the
dental team, you will be required to travel to any of the CDS clinics within SBUHB/occasionally Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend as
necessary. Be flexible and adaptable to cope with a variety of locations and client groups. The post holder will:
• Provide chair side and administration support to clinical staff in fixed clinics, and during domiciliary dental care visits in patient
homes including care homes and secure units. Other duties include, supporting sedation and GA clinics. Participating in
epidemiological surveys and oral health promotion are also part of the core duties.
The CDS provides dental care for the following groups of patients, children and adults who:
- Are medically compromised
- Have learning difficulties
- Have mental health problems
- Have special care requirements including physical disabilities
- Experience disproportionate dental anxiety
- Have complex social problems and cannot obtain dental care
- Are in rehabilitation and secure units
- Require the use of a wheelchair platform or bariatric service
Main duties of the job
• Organise and plan own clinic’s workload autonomously and work with minimal supervision. Identify patient’s nursing needs during
treatment and provide care to meet those needs. This will include ensuring patients are provided with suitable appointment times
and are able to access the clinic safely, taking into consideration their special care requirements
• Good organisational and planning skills to ensure effective provision of the service make appointments for patients when required
and liaise with CDS team members to ensure the smooth running of clinics
Maintain continuing professional development by regularly updating skills in Dental Nursing, Manual Handling, Oral Health
Promotion, Child Protection, Health and Safety Training and Infection Control.
• Current driving licence. To be flexible to travel to any clinic at short notice for service provision drive the van, if required to support
domiciliary visits. Awareness of procedures pertaining to emergencies and mechanical or road traffic accidents is the responsibility of
all staff travelling in HB vehicles.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a clinical post within Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Community Dental Service (CDS). As a member of the
dental team, you will be required to travel to any of the CDS clinics within SBUHB/occasionally Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend as
necessary.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. NVQ 3 or equivalent training plus experience to diploma level or equivalent Registered Dental Nurse, registration with GDC Duties of a Registered Dental Nurse
2. Maintain continuing professional development and regular updating of skills.
3. Current Infection Control Standards including decontamination and sterilization of contaminated equipment and disposal of contaminated clinical waste. Appropriate pre and post operative advice to carers and patients.
4. Awareness of Risk Assessment and Health and Safety Policy compliance
Desirable criteria
5. Further qualifications such as: Oral Health Promotion Special Care Dentistry Sedation Orthodontics Radiography
6. Participation in Audit Specialist knowledge and experience of using specific communications skills.
7. Good patient management skills
Essential Experience
Essential criteria
8. Experience working as a chairside dental nurse
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of working in a Community Dental Service and/or Hospital Dental Service
10. Experience of working with GA lists
11. Reception and clerical duties
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
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Applicant requirements
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable