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Job overview

At University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, we really value our Student Dental Nurses who play an essential role in supporting the delivery of the highest standard of quality care to our patients.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust is committed to offering excellent care through our tailored pathways. If you are interested in a career as a Dental Nurse, we can offer you a fixed term contract for a period of 24 months dependant on your educational requirements. The role will consist of job specific training (both in the workplace and off the job). We want all our Dental Nurses to become successful, competent and confident so we are committed to ensuring the ongoing development through a number of additional programmes thereafter; the opportunity to develop within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston  starts here.

Do you possess excellent communication skills? Are you able to be sympathetic, calm and discreet? You’ll need to be dexterous too, as you learn to mix materials and handle small instruments in a patient’s mouth.
Entry requirements are a minimum of 3 GCSE passes; Grade A-C in English Language and Science (Biology) and grade A-C in Maths. 

Experience of working as a Dental Nurse is not essential, but experience of working in a care setting will support your application.

This advert will close when we have received sufficient applicants.

Main duties of the job

A dental nurse supports the dentist in a wide range of patient treatments. Mixing fillings, processing radiographs and generally keeping the dental surgery running efficiently are just a few of the wide range of tasks you will learn to undertake.

Full time training and assessment will be provided both in the classroom and clinical environment leading to the National Diploma Examination in Dental Nursing.

• Nursing Care (under supervision)
• Receiving and preparing patients for dental treatment under the direction of a qualified dental nurse.
• Assisting dental staff in the full range of dental treatments and procedures.
• Receiving and acting upon instructions from the dental staff regarding the treatment of patients and ensuring that any relevant information about the patient, including any changes in the patient’s medical/social history are reported to the dentist. 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.