Advanced Team Leading Skills for Dental Nurses

The Advanced Skills for Lead Dental Nurses

The duration of this course is 9 months

This course is a Quality Assured course. The course requires study comparable to level 3 complexity. It is a non-regulated programme designed and delivered by Glenys Bridges and DenTTrack Academy and  quality assured by AIM Qualifications

Learners receive recognition for their achievements from a nationally recognised awarding organisation – Aim Qualifications - who quality assures the course's content and assessment and awards certificates of achievement to learners.

• The course is quality assured by a nationally recognised awarding organisation
• OCN work with the provider to develop tailor-made units that meet your industry requirements and are suitable for face to face, blended or remote learning
• Learners will receive a certificate from a national awarding organisation as proof of their achievement

This Quality Assured programme  offers opportunities for senior dental nurses to develop a range of skills and knowledge to and build their confidence by knowing how to use best practice techniques for leading and developing teams of dental nurses.

This course consists of four units over 6 months (72 Guide Learning Hours) as follows:

         ^{Unit  1 –    Leadership and management skills for lead dental nurses in general dental practice}

         Aim to:     Develop a range of teaching, coaching and mentoring skills to support the work of the dental nursing team

         Objectives participants will

• Consider a range of skills to enable lead dental nurses to manage their teams
• Recognise ways to allocate and delegate work tasks to develop the team
• Specify the staff support measures needed to boost team morale  
• Outcomes 

  Participants will implement team support processes to build a productive, motivated team

        Unit  2 – Standards of Professionalism and Ethics for Dental Nurses

         Aims to:    Enable participants to train their dental nursing team to  meet legal and ethical requirements for dental professionals

        Objectives to:

• Specify practical ways to meet compliance requirements
• Identify aspects of ethical accountability and responsibilities for dental nurses
• Apply skills required to keep for accurate and reliable records

  OutcomesParticipants will provide team support, guidance and supervision using measures designed to create a working environment conducive professional and ethical standard.

          Unit 3- Communication Skills for Lead Dental Nurses

          Aims to standardise communication processes so that standards of dental nursing are consistently high and sustainable

        Objectives to

Apply theories of communication in work teams  

Identify the impact of supportive leadership and management communication

Evaluate current team communication processes

Outcome

Lead dental nurses will recognise the individual communication styles and learning needs of each team member

Unit 4 – Clinical Skills and equipment care in dental nurse teams

Aim to define practical measures to meet clinical governance and equipment care requirements

Objectives to

• Specify clinical governance requirements relevant to dental nurses and complete a gap analysis
• Consider techniques for equipment care
• Demonstrate audit and evaluation skills

Outcomes

Lead dental nurses will implement and audit practical measures train, support and ensure the dental nurse team produces excellent standards of work

Teaching and Learning

This is a workshop programme offers Learning Activities and assessment at level 3 . On completion of feach unit students can opt to take a Level 4 assignment to demonstrate learning in the contest of their workplace. The programme aims to:

This programme provides 120 hours of eCPD- Outcome B