Special Care Dental Nurse

You will provide comprehensive clinical support to the clinicians, assisting with dental treatments, preparing dental materials and providing post treatment advice to patients aswell as provide care, emotional and physical support to the patient throughout all dental procedures in a variety of locations.

You will maintain Control of Infection procedures in the dental surgery and other locations including surgery fixtures, equipment, laboratory work and the decontamination and sterilisation of dental instruments. You will also provide reception duties & administrative support to the clinicians.

You must be registered with the General Dental Council and hold the National Certificate in Dental Nursing or Oral Health Care Dental Nursing SVQ level 3 or equivalent and have a current portfolio of Continuing Professional Development.

Current and relevant chair side experience is essential

You should have excellent organisational skills, be highly motivated, and be able to priorities workload, have excellent communication skills with the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team., Please note, for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.