Job Description
Buckinghamshire Priority Dental Service (BPDS) aims to provide an assessment and treatment service for those adults and children who would not or could not, by virtue of their additional needs, access dentistry in General Dental Practice.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Registered Dental nurse to join our dedicated and hardworking team. The role will be based across all sites in High Wycombe with some travel into Buckinghamshire.
Ensure that the surgery is welcoming and prepared for the type of patient and treatment planned.
Provide chair-side assistance to the clinician to include treating special care patients with learning and/or physical disabilities, patients with complex medical conditions, diagnosed Mental Health conditions, anxious children and adults, acting under the supervision and direction of the clinician.
Assist in the provision of dental treatment on a domiciliary basis.
(Following training) assist in the provision of dental treatment in secure settings.
(Following training) assist in the provision of dental treatment under Inhalation sedation.(Following training) to assist in the provision of dental care under general anaesthesia.
May be required to assist when carrying our screenings or epidemiological surveys including any related duties to support this.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all staff to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, family and carers, and also other staff members.
We expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
To carry out dental nursing duties to include assisting the dental clinician (e.g. Dentists, Dental Therapist/Hygienist) in treating Special Care and Paediatric patients. The postholder will also be required to assist patients within Secure Units.
- Maintain high standards in Infection Prevention Control
- Assist the patient on their treatment journey. Ensure that the surgery is welcoming and prepared for the type of patient and treatment planned.
- Provide chair-side assistance to the clinician to include treating special care patients with learning and/or physical disabilities, patients with complex medical conditions, diagnosed Mental Health conditions, anxious children and adults, acting under the supervision and direction of the clinician.
- assist in the provision of dental treatment on a domiciliary basis.
- (Following training) assist in the provision of dental treatment in secure settings.
- (Following training) assist in the provision of dental treatment under Inhalation sedation.
- (Following training) to assist in the provision of dental care under general anaesthesia.
- May be required to assist when carrying our screenings or epidemiological surveys including any related duties to support this