Band 6 Dental Nurse Manager inBirmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED FRI 31 JAN 2025

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Band 6 Dental Nurse Managers to full-time 6 month fixed term position based at Birmingham Dental Hospital.

This role will include responsibility for the management and development of all support staff to ensure the smooth running of the Service. As a Dental Nurse Manager, you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, ability to manage change in clinical practice and processes. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgment and regularly supervise the workload of junior colleagues.

We are looking for an individual who is innovative, forward-thinking, flexible and has strong leadership qualities. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Dental Matrons, Service Mangers, Group Managers, Group Clinical Managers, Clinicians and Heads of Services.

Please refer to the enclosed job description and person specification for further details.

The successful candidate will be required to be confident, able to work under pressure and can communicate effectively, delivering care with dignity and respect in a kind and compassionate manner.

Main Duties

To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service [BDH, CDS and mobile clinics and/or additional external sites] as required to be the conduit for service-wide communication for certain specialities or a locality. This includes attendance at meetings on behalf of the Dental Matron.

Responsible for the ordering of equipment and stock ensuring efficient control of levels within one locality or certain specialities by vetting all orders and maintaining commitment accounting system. Support the Clinical Leads, Divisional Director of Nursing and Therapies, Heads of Service and Dental Matron in the financial management of the service.

Participate in the management and improvement of an integrated Dental Service to include the development of policies and protocols as appropriate.

Manage Dental Nurses and support staff at all grades including staff appraisal and development and identification of training needs. Co-ordinate post qualification training of Dental support staff.

IMPORTANT

Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details and postal address

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Faulkner Job title: Dental Matron Email address: