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About The Organisation
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.
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.
Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. 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.
In this key role, you will:
- To support the clinician and facilitate the provision of high quality dental care to Lanarkshire patients
- To ensure the efficient and smooth running of the orthodontic service by:
- assisting and chaperoning clinician in all chair side clinical duties and in the surgery
- charting treatment plans as given by the clinician
- preparing the surgery or clinic and setting out instruments and materials as directed by the clinician
- assisting with the pre and post operative care of patients
- organising patient appointments
- developing network of communications with staff in the GDS, PDS and other HCPs.
What You'll 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
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
What we Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
For informal discussion, please contact Frances Queen, Clinical Team Manager OMFS/Orthodontics on Frances.Queen@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie Mcneill, Recruitment Administrator on Stephanie.McNeill@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Interested?
Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.