Dental Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This clinical post within the Community Dental Service requires a Dental Nurse to provide chairside and administrative support to clinical staff in various clinics and during domiciliary visits. The role involves supporting sedation and GA clinics, participating in epidemiological surveys, and oral health promotion. The post holder will work with diverse patient groups, including those who are medically compromised, have learning difficulties, mental health problems, or special care requirements. Flexibility to travel to different locations within the Health Board area is essential.
Key responsibilities
- Provide chair side and administration support to clinical staff in fixed clinics and during domiciliary dental care visits.
- Support sedation and GA clinics.
- Participate in epidemiological surveys and oral health promotion.
- Organise and plan own clinic's workload autonomously and work with minimal supervision.
- Identify patient's nursing needs during treatment and provide care to meet those needs.
- Maintain continuing professional development by regularly updating skills in Dental Nursing, Manual Handling, Oral Health Promotion, Child Protection, Health and Safety Training and Infection Control.
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent training plus experience to diploma level or equivalent Registered Dental Nurse, registration with GDC Duties of a Registered Dental Nurse
- Maintain continuing professional development and regular updating of skills.
- Current Infection Control Standards including decontamination and sterilization of contaminated equipment and disposal of contaminated clinical waste. Appropriate pre and post operative advice to carers and patients.
- Awareness of Risk Assessment and Health and Safety Policy compliance
- Experience working as a chairside dental nurse
Desirable criteria
- Further qualifications such as: Oral Health Promotion Special Care Dentistry Sedation Orthodontics Radiography
- Participation in Audit Specialist knowledge and experience of using specific communications skills.
- Good patient management skills
- Experience of working in a Community Dental Service and/or Hospital Dental Service
- Experience of working with GA lists
- Reception and clerical duties
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Swansea Bay University Health Board
Dental Nurse
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
This is a clinical post within Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) Community Dental Service (CDS). As a member of the dental team, you will be required to travel to any of the CDS clinics within SBUHB/occasionally Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend as necessary. Be flexible and adaptable to cope with a variety of locations and client groups. The post holder will Provide chair side and administration support to clinical staff in fixed clinics, and during domiciliary dental care visits in patient homes including care homes and secure units. Other duties include, supporting sedation and GA clinics. Participating in epidemiological surveys and oral health promotion are also part of the core duties. The CDS provides dental care for the following groups of patients, children and adults who:- Are medically compromised- Have learning difficulties- Have mental health problems- Have special care requirements including physical disabilities- Experience disproportionate dental anxiety- Have complex social problems and cannot obtain dental care- Are in rehabilitation and secure units- Require the use of a wheelchair platform or bariatric service
Main duties of the job
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