Registered Nurse Associate - Outpatient Department

With the guidance of the Band 7 Dental Lead Nurse

• To create, develop and maintain an effective learning environment in clinical practice.
• To support the development and utilisation of staff development programs.
• Provide a support system for senior and junior staff, in order to assist their development in lifelong learning.
• To be responsible, in some clinical teaching sessions for the provision of care and safety of the patients.
• Assist staff in their role in the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical competencies and advancing practice.
• To be an expert in the area of Dental Nursing, maintain professional competence and act as a role model for staff in relation to best practice and delivery of patient care.
• With an evidenced based approach, develop standards of care for dental nursing.
  
  someone who is well-organised, driven, compassionate and enthusiastic. You should have significant post-registration Dental nursing experience.
You will be well supported by the senior nursing team including the Matron but you should be confident to work autonomously, plan your own workload and interact with a multi-disciplinary range of professionals. Some self-directed study will be expected in order to maintain your own competence and ensure you are teaching and delivering best practice.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.