Dental Nurse

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
The Maxillofacial department is a busy Department which consists of Restorative, Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial Orthodontics and Dermatology. There is also has its own Radiography suite which the Radiography qualified Nurses manage.
We have opportunity for our Dental Nurses to rotate within all of these specialities and could be doing something different everyday. We see a large majority of patients who cannot be treated in primary care, for various reasons. Our Restorative team do lots of varied work from implants to cancer patients and prosthetic work.
The Oral Surgery team treat anything from an extraction to Apicectomys and Surgicals. The Orthodontic team are treating the complex cases that cannot be treated in specialist practises they are also involved with patients having jaw surgery.
The Maxillofacial team are involved with patients receiving cancer care for all Head and Neck Cancers including Dermatology procedures. We support and encourage a chance to progress with various Training courses to upskill for example, Radiography, Oral Health, Implantology. You will be involved with setting up of clinics and prepping of notes, either for new patient clinic or Locals clinic.
Qualifications

Please refer the Job description for details