Dental Nurse Manager - Paediatric & Orthodontic Dentistry

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, professional individual with excellent clinical and communication skills and the ability to provide a clear focus for clinical and managerial leadership across the department. The candidate will work closely with the Assistant Director of Nursing and Clinical Support Managers to ensure the efficient running of the department as well as the management of the senior dental nurses., The purpose of the role is a highly visible and accessible senior professional to provide a clear focus for clinical leadership across the Department, developing and empowering all nursing staff and students but with a lead nursing role in Paediatric & Orthodontic Dentistry, Radiology and Infection Control. Securing and assuring the highest standards of clinical care by providing leadership to nursing and trainee nursing staff. Ensuring that administrative and support sources are designed and delivered to achieve the highest standards of care within the departments and that accurate record are maintained throughout. Providing a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in both departments to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance, advice and support. All general dental nursing duties and responsibilities apply when working at the chairside or elsewhere, including supervision, training and management of trainee dental nurses., To co-operate to provide nursing cover across the Division ensuring staffing levels and skill mix are based on clinical need To manage non staff resources in the department, ensuring value for money and appropriate and efficient usage. To ensure staff support systems are in place. To be involved in the recruitment and retention of staff, and contribute to induction processes. To carry out appraisals and performance review of all nursing staff. To work together with the Nurse Managers and the Senior Leadership team to ensure all staff undertake continuing clinical and professional development and comply with mandatory training requirements. To encourage leadership and supervisory development, promoting these skills within the workplace, including the development of action learning sets. To contribute to the creation of a continuous learning environment to support all staff, both qualified and trainees. Work with the Consultants to ensure clinical governance is an active process within the departments. To adhere to Trust protocols, procedures, guidelines and policies for all nursing staff within the department. To continually update your knowledge base so that nursing procedures are based, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. NEBDN Dental Nurse Qualification OR Equivalent GDC recognised Dental Nurse qualification Educated to GCSE/O level standard or equivalent Currently registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) Evidence of CPD/Further study Further qualifications in Sedation, Oral Health, Radiography or Orthodontic Dental Nursing, Up to date knowledge of the NHS as it relates to dentistry Knowledge of Undergraduate and Postgraduate education within a Dental Hospital, Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and with patients Evidence of good managerial skills Dental Nursing skills Ability to plan work, motivate staff and delegate effectively, Considerable experience in a senior post in a hospital, community, or GDP setting, You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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. Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.