Senior Dental Nurse Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered nurse with current GDC / NMC registration
• Evidence of qualification to perform radiography
• Completion of a clinical leadership programme or equivalent
• Qualification or equivalent in restorative dentistry

Desirable criteria

• Relevant teaching qualification
• Mentorship / preceptorship qualification

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing / leading a team and coordinating workload
• Effective clinical leadership and experience in successful change management
• Experience in managing challenging situations / conflict with positive outcomes
• Experience of Financial/ budget management
• Experience of service improvement

Desirable criteria

• Experience of wider system working / network

Personal skills

Essential criteria

• Effective leadership and motivational skills
• Evidence of adopting different leadership styles
• Evidence of effective communication skills
• Evidence of ability to review and forward plan
• Evidence to manage conflict
• Evidence of reflection and learning
• positive, fair, can do attitude

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• dental nurse manager Job description (PDF, 248.6KB)
• Dental Nurse manager specification (PDF, 152.4KB)
• Dental Nurse manager functional aspects (PDF, 176.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)