Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Prosthodontics Clinic - DH
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-15-05-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prosthodontic Department - Dental Hospital
- Town
- 317 04 Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/04/2025
Employer heading
Registered Dental Nurse
Band 4
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Prosthodontic department at Newcastle Dental Hospital delivers a varied range of routine and specialist dental treatment to a wide range of patients.
Although our main focus is delivering prosthetic appliances to patients such as dentures, crowns and bridges we also provide other conservation treatment which falls under the restorative umbrella. We also deliver treatment and review patients who have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer, patients who meet NHS criteria implants and treat patients who have moderate to advanced periodontal disease with our staff hygienists and carry out surgical procedures for Endodontics etc.
The Prosthodontic clinic's dental nursing team work alongside a range of different experience levels of staff as well as undergraduate students.
You may be required to work on other dental departments within the Dental Hospital to cover absences at certain times.
- Interview Date: 28 April 2025
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18 hours 45 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Registered Dental Nurse is to provide high standards of clinical care and support to post graduate and undergraduate clinicians as well as various staff grades; under the management of the Senior Dental Nurse.
The role involves the preparation and maintenance of the clinical areas including stocks of materials and equipment and collecting and inputting data into the patient administration system.
Working on Level 5 of the Dental Hospital within the Prosthodontic Clinic you will be required to work on various treatment and new patient consultation clinics as part of your role or to cover absences ranging from student treatment, junior staff treatment lists, STR/Consultant treatment lists and specialty clinics such as the Oncology Support Clinic.
Although based on a specific department within the Dental Hospital , the post holder will be required to work as necessary within any area of the Dental Hospital and other dental units within the trust.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide chair-side assistance (including patients being treated under General Anaesthetic) to all grades of dental staff and students working within the dental hospital.
- To prepare all instruments, equipment and materials required for treatment.
- To provide care and support for patients undergoing a variety of treatments.
- To provide pre and post operative instructions and advice, so maintaining a high standard of patient care at all times.
- To ensure patient confidentiality is always upheld.
- To provide administrative assistance with regard to liaising with patients and other external agencies.
- To provide clinical supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and other less experienced staff on a daily basis.
- To ensure that cross infection control, the cleanliness of the department, stock levels and equipment are well maintained.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Skill
Essential criteria
- National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare Portfolio must be completed and signed.
- Registration with General Dental Council
- Ability to organise own workload
Desirable criteria
- IT
- Specialist DN Skills (i.e. endo/implant, oral surgery and sedation)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Cross infection procedures
- Health & Safety issues
- CPD
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Governance issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- James Blacklin
- Job title
- Senior Dental Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2825124
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