West End Manse Dentalis excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team as a dental nurse to work on a full-time basis.
The primary responsibility of the role will be to provide clinical support for a wide range of treatments across a broad client base, working alongside highly experienced dental clinicians, therapists, nurses and receptionists.
We are also recruiting a trainee/apprentice dental nurse - further details can be found here: Trainee/Apprentice Dental Nurse in Haverhill - Primary Care Careers
Main duties of the job
- Assisting in the full range of dental care provided to patients, from supporting with routine examinations to advanced specialist treatments.
- Welcoming patients and reassuring them of the treatments.
- Providing chair support whilst patients receive treatments, responding quickly to requests.
- Assisting with all aspects of patient dental care and treatment including check-ups to fillings, x-rays to sterilising tools.
- Preparing and mixing dental materials.
- Maintaining and updating patient records.
- Stock control.
- Reassuring patients, responding to individual patient needs.
- Undertaking reception duties when required e.g., greeting service users, answering the telephone, making appointments, explaining service user charges and collecting service user charges.
- Liaising with the dental team, senior leaders and wider colleagues to maintain the effective running of the dental service.
About us
We are a mixed NHS and private dental surgery located in the centre of Haverhill. We have 5 surgeries with 3 dentists, 1 therapist and 2 hygienists. We have 6 nurses and 1 receptionist and a practice manager.
Job responsibilities
If youwould like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitateto get in contact with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- National diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3 or equivalent.
- Valid GDC registration.
- Certificate for the examination in the care of the service user by the awarding body, the National Examination Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN).
- Certificate in Dental Radiography, Sedation, Oral Health Promotion, Special Care.
- NEBDN Oral Health Certificate in Oral Health Education (or equivalent) OR Certificate in Extended duties Dental Nursing.
- Willing to work towards at least one of the above qualifications.
Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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