Victoria Gleadhill-Brown
[email protected]01924327520
About The Role
The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Community Dental Team provide a Consultant led service for referred children and adults with special requirements who cannot be seen within the general dental service.
As a service, we strive to deliver a positive change to the oral health of the local community by providing a caring individually tailored experience.
Are you an inspirational, resilient and energetic individual looking to work in a highly sought after position? Join us and you will be welcomed into a well established, innovative, supportive and friendly team.
You will be working at various community and hospital sites across the Trust, as well as Newton Lodge (The Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry).
As a Community Dental Nurse, you will be providing an excellent service alongside a team of other dental care professionals. You will be required to assist Clinicians with dental procedures and provide emotional support to the patients.
Previous experience of working with children and adults, who may present with complex needs or challenging behaviour, would be desirable for meeting the demands of this rewarding role.
Main duties
To have a clear understanding of infection prevention standards.
To work independently and ensure the smooth running of the clinical environment, reporting issues which may develop, appropriately.
To inform patients of proposed dental procedures making sure that they fully understand the procedure to be undertaken.
Provide pre and post-operative advice.
Key Requirements
- To work independently within the surgery to maintain the surgery environment and ensure the smooth running of the clinic, reporting issues which develop appropriately to the nurse in charge.
- To prepare and maintain the dental surgery environment to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and the General Dental Council.
- To have an understanding of the processes used for decontamination in line with the trust policies and procedures.
- To maintain all medical equipment, instruments and sundries used in the practice of dentistry to ensure the timely reporting of faulty equipment.
- To inform patients of proposed dental procedures making sure that they fully understand the procedure to be undertaken. Provide pre and post-operative advice.
- To be responsible for the control and rotation of stock in the designated clinical area, maintaining an adequate supply in accordance with the stock control policy.
- Provide dental health education on a one to one basis as prescribed by a clinician.
- To assist in any theatre lists within the acute Trust and complete any relevant required paperwork associated with these sessions.
- To process, record and store correctly all radiographs to the standards laid down by the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Radiation Safety Group, Ionising Radiation Regulations and FGDP (UK) Guidance and Standards. Ensure Quality Assurance in the service is demonstrated.
- To enter data regarding patient demographic detail onto the appointment system.
- To provide mentorship and clinical supervision and support to less experienced dental nurses when appropriate.
- Any other duties commensurate with the grade which may become necessary for the smooth running of the service.
- The post holder will be required to work within the Oral Facial department at the Pinderfields site to support unplanned
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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