Senior Dental Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This Senior Dental Nurse role involves organising and working alongside other Dental Nurses, supporting various community and mobile dental clinics, and managing team members. The post holder will provide high standards of dental nursing care, including chairside assistance for patients with complex needs and conscious sedation. Key responsibilities include deputising for the Principal Dental Nurse and ensuring efficient service delivery. The role requires current GDC registration and experience in Special Care Dentistry.
Essential criteria
- Dental Nursing Level 3 Diploma/NVQ
- Post-registration dental nurse qualification/s
- Experience of working within Special Care Dentistry in either community or hospital setting
- Must have valid GDC registration
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Dental Radiography
- Certificate in Oral Health Promotion
- Certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing
- Certificate in Dental sedation nursing
- Experience working within Special Care dentistry
- Management experience
- Experience of using R4 dental software
- Profesisonal Registration
- General Dental Council registrant
- Dental Nursing Level 3 Diploma/NVQ
- Post-registration dental nurse qualification/s
- Experience of working within Special Care Dentistry in either community or hospital setting
- Must have valid GDC registration
- Good communication skills
- Certificate in Dental Radiography
- Certificate in Oral Health Promotion
- Certificate in Special Care Dental Nursing
- Certificate in Dental sedation nursing
- Experience working within Special Care dentistry
- Management experience
- Experience of using R4 dental software
- Profesisonal Registration
- General Dental Council registrant
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Senior Dental Nurse
The closing date is 07 October 2026
Job summary
To organise and work alongside other Dental Nurses and as directed by the Principal Dental Nurse. This includes overseeing the efficient running of clinics and supporting where required within our community site clinics, domiciliary visits, Mobile Dental Unit, and theatre lists. To work with autonomy, and manage team members whilst fostering a courteous, positive, and professional manner always.
To provide high standards of dental nursing care, and chairside assistance throughout the department. Chairside assistance involves working with patients that have complex dental and medical needs, assisting with conscious sedation (if a suitable qualification is held), specialised procedures, maintaining and completing environmental and instrument decontamination processes, preparation of equipment for procedures and providing pre-operative and post-operative care.
Only candidates with current GDC registration can be considered for this position.
Main duties of the job
Provide support to the Principal Dental Nurse and deputise in their absence.
Manage a group of Dental Nurses within your designated area.
Carry out duties of other senior nurses during any absence.
Be able to train, update and assess trainee and qualified Dental Nurses at specified dental clinic
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