Senior Dental Nurse – Coventry & Warks wide

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Salary: £32,073 – £39,043 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 28th June 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 9th July 2026

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the provision of dental treatment and dental health promotion for all groups of patients cared for by the Community Dental Service, including those with learning disabilities, behavioural problems, physical disability, mental health conditions, and complex medical conditions.
• Assist the Dental Service Management Team in ensuring that dental facilities operate effectively and safely.
• Support the organisation, monitoring and evaluation of dental care and provide information for the development of services and training of staff.
• Line manage the dental nurse staff, including carrying out appraisal, clinical supervision, managing sickness and leave.
• Undertake the normal duties expected of all dental nurses.
• Work with the policies and procedures of the Trust and Coventry & Warwickshire Community Dental Service.
• Support specialised treatment services for adults and children with special needs within the clinic, theatres and domiciliary settings.
• Support the provision of treatment under general anaesthesia for special needs patients, and paediatric dental extractions.
• Support the provision of treatment under sedation where appropriate.
• Liaise with all branches of the profession, other health professionals, education and social services and voluntary agencies over the dental needs and service provision for people with special needs.
• Support the Senior Management Team with the monitoring and evaluation of all service elements and any subsequent programmes of development.

Benefits

• On-site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working
• In house training and development
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Subsidised restaurant
• Tranquillity garden
• Generous subsidised on-site parking

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Burden, Job title: Dental Service Operational Lead, Email: louise.burden@geh.nhs.uk, Telephone: 02476280425

Sharon Bennett, Dental Service Governance Lead, Email: sharon.bennett3@nhs.net, Telephone: 01926 317748

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