Senior Dental Nurse Cottingham, East Midlands, England
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit for a new Senior Dental Nurse to work within the Maxillofacial Unit at Castle Hill Hospital.
You will be required to act as a role model for other Registered Dental Nurses, Staff Nurses, Health Care Assistants in delivering the highest standard of nursing care to our patients visiting our department.
The role will encompass specific responsibility for managing the dental nurse team and assisting the maxillofacial and orthodontic clinicians in the clinic when required.
The post holder will be expected to provide support to the Nursing and Medical staff in the provision of professional, clinical, managerial and medical support, advice and leadership, ensuring that high levels of patient care is maintained in line with professional and statutory guidelines.
The post holder will be expected to deputize in the absence of the Senior Sister.
The Senior Dental Nurse will work alongside the Senior Sister and Junior Sister in maintaining standards and care for patients in Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.
We are a diverse department encompassing Registered General Nurses and Registered Dental Nurses.
The role predominately is Monday to Friday however occasional clinics will be provided on a rotational basis between Castle Hill Hospital and Hull Royal Infirmary.
Any other information and details please contact Senior Sister Lisa Harper or our current Senior Dental Nurse Charlotte Hughes on 01482 468317.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.
HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £800 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.
The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.
HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
