Band 4 Dental Nurse- HMP

Are you looking for an exciting new career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care? We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Community Dental Nursing Team.

We currently have a vacancy for a Band 4 Dental Nurse: 22.5 hours / Working days to be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Based At HMP Birmingham.

As a Dental Nurse at HMP Birmingham you will support dentists and other dental professionals in delivering dental care to prisoners within a secure environment. The role combines clinical dental nursing duties with prison security procedures.

You will be required to:

• Account for dental instruments and equipment before and after clinics.
• Work closely with prison officers during prisoner movement and appointments.
• Be aware of safeguarding, security risks, and emergency procedures.
• Support the safe running and security of the dental department.
• Attend additional security training and strict adherence to prison protocols.
• The working environment will require regular interaction with prisoners under escort.
• Work across the Community Dental Services when not required at HMP Birmingham; you will be allocated to Attwood Green Health Centre, B15 1LZ
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• Work flexibly within the Community Dental Service, across all localities.

• Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.
• Prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.
• Undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs.
• Ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
• Provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.
• Provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician.
• Assist the Senior Dental Nurse and Specialty Nurses in the smooth running of the Dental service.
• Support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.
• Support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.

• Professional Registration with General Dental Council
• Other Dental Nursing post qualifications

• Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties
• Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities
• Previous experience working in a secure setting

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£28,392 to £31,157 a year (pro rata)