Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (maternity cover, with possibility to extend)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 276-7512467-AC
- Employer
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Vistoria Hospital
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Nurse - Maternity Cover
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Dental Nurse - Maternity Cover (9 months fixed term contract)
Maxillofacial Department
Are you looking for a new opportunity but within a supportive and caring team?
The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for you. It is an exceptional place to work with the whole organisation focused on the patient. We have a fantastic international reputation and are proud of our heritage as pioneers of reconstructive surgery helping to rebuild our patient’s lives.
We are looking to recruit a Dental Nurse to cover 9 months maternity leave and join our busy and diverse team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our Maxillofacial outpatient department comprising of a number of specialist areas such as Orthodontics, Orthognathics, Head & Neck Cancers, ENT, Trauma and Minor Oral Surgery.
Main duties of the job
- Assist with clinicians in orthodontics
- Help with running Maxillofacial and Head and neck Oncology clinics
- Help with facial trauma clinics
- Assist clinicians with MOS
We constantly strive for excellence, delivering high quality patient focused care. Our nursing teams are compassionate and empathetic who take pride in the high quality care they provide to all of our patients.
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide specialist nursing support to maxillofacial clinicians, Orthodontists and hospital practitioners, within the department.
- To work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. Under supervision, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. An expectation to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision.
- Honour the Trust’s Core Values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others.
- Apply the principals of the GDC Code at all times.
- Demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GDC registration
- Dental Nurse Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Radiography Certificate
- Concious sedation certificate
- Orthodontic nurse certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic Life Support
- Infection Control
Desirable criteria
- Orthodontic Experience
- Oral Surgery Experience
- Experience in Hospital Setting
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
- Hannah Child
- Job title
- Department Manager, Maxillofacial Unit
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01342414211
- Additional information
Michelle Standen/Emma Mann/Rachel Rye - Lead Dental Nurses
01342 414000 ext 4708
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Holtye Road
East Grinstead
RH19 3DZ
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