Dental Healthcare Assistant

Job overview
Liverpool University Dental Hospital provides dental care to patients across all specialities incorporating undergraduate, postgraduate and specialist service activity. Under the supervision and direction of a Registered Dental Nurse, the post holder will assist the department team in providing the highest possible standard of basic care for patients and their families/carer.
Band 2s will not be eligible for sponsorship as these roles will not meet the required skill level (RQF 3 or A level and above), despite having their salary increase
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Main duties of the job
• Carry out assigned tasks in delivering and supporting direct patient care, under the direction of a registered Dental Nurse, to ensure delivery of high quality patient care
• Assist the registered Dental Nurse and where appropriate other members of the clinical team to deliver patient care including the preparation of instruments/materials
• Contribute to the effective delivery of dental nursing care, in a supporting role to the registered Dental Nurse, is provided to patients and that an acceptable standard is maintained
• Report observed changes in the clients’ physical/psychological needs and participate in maintaining accurate and up-to-date records to ensure effective communication
• Provision of patient’s toileting needs, ensuring privacy and dignity is maintained
• Support of patients in managing incontinence
• Carry out any movement and handling within the safe practice guidelines from mandatory training and in relation to the patient’s manual handling plan
• Obtaining specimens from patients for ward or laboratory testing
• Escorting patients to clinical departments within the hospital
• General observations of patients, reporting anything untoward to Registered Dental Nursing Staff
• Initiate Basic Life Support techniques as appropriate and provides assistance to the dental team as required in prolonged resuscitation situations
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients and carers
• Maintain patient confidentiality
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital
is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.
Broadgreen Hospital
is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.
Liverpool Women’s Hospital
specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their
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