Experience

Bupa Dental Care UK

• United Kingdom
• Medical Practices
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lead Dental Nurse

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Target Dental Group

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Dental Nurse

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2021

  Promoted within the group to Lead Nurse moving to a larger underperforming practice with seven surgeries, providing management and leadership to a team of ten nurses that includes multi-site and trainees. • Responsible for the day-to-day leadership of nursing staff, organising daily huddle meetings to regroup focus.• Responsible for maintaining stock levels and ordering of equipment including invoicing. • Overseeing compliance and decontamination duties including audits such as: radiography, antimicrobial usage and MHRA.• Cross infection lead for the practice including staff training and management of all compliance in relation to the CQC inspection and CPD.• New employee inductions and mentoring for trainees.• Surgery inspections, observations and one to ones with team members to discuss development, goals and aspirations and offer support and guidance where applicable.• Reporting and updating of policies including GDPR and data protection, uniform, infection control and safeguarding. Show less

• Dental Nurse

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Supporting implant procedures following the successful achievement of implant training• Providing on call support as required



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• Full time mother and career.

  • Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  Career break to care for family Career break to care for family



Bridge Street Dental Practice

• Otley, England, United Kingdom

• Dental Nurse

  • Sep 2006 - Jan 2017

  Providing chairside assistance to the dentist whilst ensuring patients receive the highest standard of care before, during and after dental procedures. • Decontamination of all instruments, equipment and environments within the surgery and CDU whilst maintaining high standards of cross infection control as well as achieving 'Best Practice' within the HTM01 05 guide lines. • Prepared examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures. • Accurately recorded and maintained treatment information in patient records. • Competently prepared dental materials including cements, amalgams and composites. • Competently exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays. • Assisted the dentist in the management of medical or dental emergencies where necessary. • Reception duties: made and changed appointments, collected fees, performed end of day procedures and cashed up. Show less