Dental Nurse

The post holder will work predominantly within the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.

• Role model behaviours in accordance with the Trust Behavioural Framework.
• Ensure best possible dental nursing care and practice including those with complex medical, physical and emotional needs.
• Provide close support to dentistry, maintaining high standards of patient care and infection control.
• Learn new skills in line with new practices, qualifications and modernisation.
• Have commitment to continuing professional development.
  
  We have already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and safely perform over 13,000 surgical procedures. Our catchment area has a population of over 7m, stretching from Cumbria, through Lancashire, Merseyside, most of Cheshire, parts of Shropshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Children from virtually every part of the UK, and also from around the world, visit Alder Hey for specialist treatment. As a result, we are recognised as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and have been designated as a National Centre for craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery by the Department of Health. With a world class £237 million facility that opened in October 2015 we are now looking to recruit a motivated and committed Dental Nurse in Paediatric Dentistry within the Division of Surgical Care. It is the primary objective of this post to contribute to patient care within the specialty of Paediatric Dentistry as a member of the multidisciplinary team. Being part of Alder Hey can provide you with staff benefits including Lease Car Scheme, Smoking Cessation Services, Childcare and Family Support, Childcare vouchers and the new Electronics home salary sacrifice scheme.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Registered Dental Nurse to join the Outpatients Team, supporting our Specialised Paediatric Dental, Maxillofacial, Cleft Palate and Orthodontic Teams. The post is based at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. Fully registered with the General Dental Council with Personal Development Plan and CPD records. The successful candidate must demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and also the core values of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate both our Trust values and our culture of compassionate care. (Hours are worked from Monday - Friday including evening clinics.)