Dental Nurse

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The closing date is 20 July 2025

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata

Job summary

Are you a dental nurse looking for a new challenge? Do you want to make a contribution to the NHS and the provision of dental care in your local community?

This role is a 12 month fixed-term, maternity cover post. (post ends November 2026)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic dental nurse to join the Primary Care Dental Services (PCDS). Our highly experienced team provides oral health care for patients with special health care needs at sites across Bristol, Bath and Weston.

The position will be primarily based in our Weston General Hospital site, but you may occasionally be asked to cover other PCDS sites in line with the needs of the service.

What do we offer to you?

Apart from getting work within a friendly and supportive team:

  • Training and development opportunities
  • Highly rewarding job working with patients with additional needs
  • Industry leading pension scheme
  • Access to an ample Wellbeing offer

Main duties of the job

As part of the team, you will be responsible for providing clinical chairside support for colleagues with a varied skill mix. Some of main responsibilities include processing dental instruments, daily testing and documentation of decontamination processes and equipment.

The role also involves some added administrative duties such as supporting the reception area when required.

The ability to work across the different community dental practices as required is essential. Some experience of working with our patient groups is desirable but not essential.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • National certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ level 3 Dental Nursing qualification
  • Valid GDC registration

Desirable

  • Post registration qualification in Conscious Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Health Education, Dental Radiography, Implantology or Orthodontics
  • Completion of enhanced dental nurse courses such as fluoride application

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work effectively with others as part of a team
  • Ability to work under instruction and show initiative by prioritising and organising workload
  • Competent in operating a computer
  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to carry out routine/repetitive activities
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time
  • Dexterity – ability to handle/manoeuvre equipment/instruments across a wide range of sizes, weights and environments
  • Manual handling – ability to manoeuvre trolleys and instrumentation boxes in line with trust policy

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels
  • Enthusiastic, highly motivated, and able to inspire others
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Flexibility e.g. changing rota duties
  • Team Player
  • Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self-awareness, self-management, and drive for improvement
  • Analytical
  • Personal resilience
  • Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
  • Innovative

knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Experience of a range of dental nursing work procedures and practices

Desirable

  • Experience of assisting with a diverse range of patients
  • Experience of a variety of settings i.e., hospital, community clinic, NHS/Private Practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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