Out of Hours Dental Nurse

Job summary This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time12 hours per month. Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment We are looking for talented Qualified Dental Nurses to work as part of a team providing essential out of hours emergency dental care to patients. This will include assisting chairside as well as a high level of clinical assessment and pharmacy/analgesic advice Undertake definitive clinical telephone assessment (triage) of patients with dental symptoms. Triage patient calls using the SDCEP guidance. Be proficient in the use of all dental equipment including all performance checks and identifying maintenance issues. Set up and close down of surgeries following infection control guidelines.Make available fine instruments and materials for clinical use, have a thorough knowledge of all instruments, equipment and materials used. Constantly having to interpret the needs of both patients and clinicians and be able to deal with them promptly and efficiently. Assist the Dental Officer with the patient care including suction, mixing materials and passing instruments. This requires manipulation of fine tools and materials which will be contaminated throughout the procedure, passing of sharps between the Dental Officer and the nurse. Main duties of the job To provide definitive clinical telephone assessment (triage) of patients To provide chair side Dental Nurse support to the dentists delivering emergency pain treatment To provide decontamination and infection control duties and ensure all areas are cleaned and sterilised in accordance with HTM01-5 regulations during Out of Hours session The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/