Dental Nurse

Dental Nurse

Closing date is 17 July 2026

We are recruiting a Dental Nurse to join us on a full time contract.

You will make a difference in this role as you’ll be part of a busy, multidisciplinary team which covers Restorative, Orthodontics and Maxillofacial Surgery for our patients.

You will be supported by the Head Dental Nurse, Dental nurse specialists, registered Nurses and the multidisciplinary team to undertake all relevant aspects of dental nursing and patient management, and be expected to act in an accountable manner, adhering to relevant codes of conduct and Trust policies.

We are looking for a well‑organised team member, who has an understanding of evidence‑based practice and is also able to use their own initiative as well as in a team.

You should be able to lay out, clear and reset dental equipment, ensuring that all infection prevention and effective control measures are met, and organise workload to give timely and appropriate care, recognising when it is appropriate to share.

Main duties of the job

• Act in a supportive, informative and sensitive manner towards patients, relatives, visitors and colleagues at all times.
• Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of holistic care and provide clinical leadership in relevant clinical areas.
• Be able to communicate with a variety, adapting styles of communication to meet the needs of patients, relatives and carers, managers, peers and other professions / agencies.
• Using initiative to generate solutions within own and others’ practice to enhance care and treatment.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

• Thorough and up‑to‑date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice, and an indepth understanding of Maxillofacial conditions and Orthodontic Treatments which can be developed in post.
• Understanding of GDC requirements for the practice and behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self.
• Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
• Experience working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications and training

• Inclusion on the GDC register for Dental Nurses.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
• Completion of Dental Radiography qualification to be completed within 12 months of commencement in post.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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