Dental Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated and compassionate Dental Nurse to join the Community and Specialist Dental Service Team, providing high-quality dental care to children and adults who face barriers to accessing treatment. You will assist in a full range of NHS restorative and preventive dental treatments, including supporting sedation services, in various settings. The role involves preparing clinical environments, supporting clinicians, and ensuring patient safety, dignity, and wellbeing. You will also be responsible for infection prevention, equipment management, and maintaining accurate records.
Essential criteria
- GDC registration as a dental nurse.
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
- Clinical chairside experience.
- Experience in decontamination procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in various dental care settings e.g. hospital, theatres, general practice, domiciliary visits, school screening
- Experience of working with vulnerable patient groups
- Experience in advanced clinical procedures e.g. sedation, endodontics, oral surgery.
- Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of GDC registration requirements including CPD hours
- Good communication skills, verbal and written.
- Understanding Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
- Ability to travel on public transport
- Empathy for different clients' groups
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Organisational skills
- Education/Qualification
- GDC registration as a dental nurse.
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
- Clinical chairside experience.
- Experience in decontamination procedures
- Experience of working in various dental care settings e.g. hospital, theatres, general practice, domiciliary visits, school screening
- Experience of working with vulnerable patient groups
- Experience in advanced clinical procedures e.g. sedation, endodontics, oral surgery.
- Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of GDC registration requirements including CPD hours
- Good communication skills, verbal and written.
- Understanding Confidentiality and Data Protection Act.
- Ability to travel on public transport
- Empathy for different clients' groups
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Organisational skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,186 – £37,389 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Central London Community Health Trust
Dental Nurse
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Dental Nurse to join our Community and Specialist Dental Service Team. You will play an important role in helping us deliver high-quality dental care to children and adults who are unable to access treatment through a General Dental Practitioner.
Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will assist in providing a full range of NHS restorative and preventive dental treatments, including supporting sedation services. Care may be delivered in clinics, schools, care homes, day centres and patients' homes where appropriate.
You will prepare clinical environments, support clinicians during treatment and help ensure patients receive safe, effective and person-centred care. This includes responding to individual needs, providing pre- and post-treatment information, and always maintaining patients' privacy, dignity and wellbeing.
The role also involves preparing surgeries and temporary clinical settings, ensuring appropriate infection prevention measures are followed and that equipment, instruments and materials are available and ready for use.
If you are committed to delivering excellent patient care, enjoy working collaboratively and want to make a positive difference to people who may face barriers to acc
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