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The Role
The post holder works as part of a team of Dental Nurses and provides full surgery and administrative support to the consultant led Orthodontic and OMFS Service that deliver specialist dental treatment for patients referred for treatment by dental practitioners and other healthcare professionals. On occasions the post holder will be expected to work in clinics operated by the Public Dental Service. The post holders is expected to work in any clinic in Lanarkshire, with any clinician, with patients undergoing a wide variety of treatments (examinations and assessments, restorations, extractions, surgical procedures, prosthodontic treatment, preventive treatments, x-rays, orthodontic treatment, treatment under local anaesthetic and /or sedation (oral, inhalation and intravenous).
The post holder will be required to carry out all the duties normally expected of a Qualified Dental Nurse in terms of chairside clinical and administrative assistance plus specialised training and knowledge particularly in orthodontic treatments, techniques and materials.
The post holder will support the clinician, patients and their carers and staff undergoing training. The post holder will also provide a full range of administrative duties to support the effective and efficient delivery of dental care for patients. This includes organizing appointments, liaising with the referring dentists, checking patient’s details, providing advice, taking work to and from the dental lab, providing full chairside and surgery support and recording activity on computerised systems.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
- Have a level of specialist theoretical knowledge and practical skills that will enable them to work with a variety of clinicians and respond to any situation that develops, including emergencies
- Experience working in a dental surgery. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary environment and experience of working as a dental nurse in more than one branch of dentistry would be advantageous
- Have experience of working with a variety of clinicians in a variety of settings and be able to confidently assist the dentist to provide a full range of dental treatment
- The postholder’s experience will ensure they have a level of understanding of and can anticipate the support the dentist and the patient needs so that treatment can be provided in a safe, economical, efficient and effective manner.
- Hold a Nationally recognised (NEB) Dental Nurse Qualification
- Have the Certificate in Orthodontics for Dental Nurses
- Be on the GDC’s register for Dental Nurses
- Can demonstrate a commitment to continuing Professional Development and participate in the PDP process
- Experience in clinical governance activities, e.g. audit
- understanding of the Data Protection act
- Immediate level of theoretical knowledge
- The ability to work with people and have a range of patient management skills and good interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate well at all levels – good reporting skills verbal and written
- A flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Able to demonstrate self motivation and accept responsibility
- Good organizational and administrative skills.
- The ability to take direction and work as part of a team through procedures and protocols to meet agreed targets.
- The ability, when necessary, to use initiative, intuition and know how in imaginative and creative ways to overcome problems and stimulate change.
- To be able to cope confidentially with a designated work remit, but yet remain a part of the wider dental team in Lanarkshire.
- IT skills , be able to use a computer, know your way round CS R4, have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, in particular e-mail and an understanding of the Data Protection act
- Knowledge of dental procedures, new techniques and up to date knowledge about materials.
- Knowledge of NHS Lanarkshire Policies and administrative procedures
- Awareness of patient confidentiality, child protection issues, the Disability Discrimination Act and the Adults with Incapacity Act
- The ability to work with people
- Manual handling skills
- CPR skills
- Range of patient management skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Must have a valid full driving licence and access to a car
Contract type
Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 Months
Part Time
15 hours
Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Please note this is a fixed term post until DD/MM/YYYY. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Public Dental Service within University Hospital Wishaw
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Frances Queen, Clinical Team Manager OMFS/Orthodontics on Frances.Queen@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Adnan Saddique, Recruitment Administrator on adnan.saddique@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
Occupational health services
Employee counselling services
Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.
Additional Information for Applicants
- Posts close at midnight on the indicated date
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In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK.
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Prospective applicants are encouraged to check eligibility in advance of applying for vacancies in NHS Lanarkshire.
From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
NHS Lanarkshire will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Lanarkshire is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.