Dental Nurse Manager; Undergraduates

A wonderful opportunity has become available for a motivated individual to join our supportive progressive workplace within Barts Health NHS Trust at our Whitechapel site.

This is an ideal career opportunity for anyone looking to develop their existing skills and be part of our internationally renowned Teaching Hospital in East London working alongside our Undergraduate Students and Tutors.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate a compassionate and caring approach to patients, be well organized, well presented, practice excellent Infection prevention and Control, be flexible in their approach to work, be able to work effectively as part of a team, as well as using their own initiative and manage a team of Dental Nurses, as well as providing support to the clinical members of the team.

• The post holder will provide leadership to the Dental Nurse team on a daily basis, inspiring them with strong leadership, excellent clinical skills and a visible and exemplary commitment to patient-centeredness.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the Lead Dental Nurse and the Matron to elevate department and staffing issues where appropriate.
• The post holder will carry out clinical dental nursing on a minimum of two days per week, ensuring credibility with the nursing team and role‑modeling excellent clinical nursing skills.
• The post holder will line manage the Senior Dental Nurses and an agreed number of Dental Nurses on the department.
• As well as line management of Dental Nurses the post holder will work closely with the Senior Dental Nurses to delegate several key operational tasks to the SDNs in the day‑to‑day operational management of clinical services.
• The post holder will represent their department at nurse management meetings and the clinical governance group and will be expected to take responsibility for delivering agreed actions with nursing teams.
• The post holder will deputise for the Lead Dental Nurse in her absence.
• The post holder will manage several required operational tasks for their department, as set out by the Management Team. This will include, as a minimum, responsibility for ordering stock and ensuring maintenance and repair of equipment.