Band 4 Dental Nurse

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services); Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental healthcare provider is seeking a Band 4 Dental Nurse in Haverfordwest. The role involves providing clinical and administrative support in a dental practice focused on patient care. Candidates should have the relevant qualifications and be registered with the GDC. This full-time position offers competitive salary and various benefits including a recruitment allowance and access to the NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

Dental Nurse Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 per annum

Access to the NHS pension scheme

On-call allowance

Reward and Recognition Opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Discounted on-site fitness facilities

Free parking

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC)
• Experience in dental nursing preferred
• Ability to provide excellent patient care

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative support in dental centres
• Enhance force generation and operational capability
• Minimise dental morbidity on operations

Skills

Patient care

Clinical support

Team collaboration

Education

National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Certificate

NVQ in Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Level 3

Job description

Overview

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 4 Dental Nurse

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Are you looking to work in a modern, patient-focused dental practice that prioritises quality care and professional development? At Defence Primary Healthcare, we are intent on providing excellent care in a friendly and encouraging environment. When it comes to delivering outstanding patient care, our motivated dental nurses make all the difference. We know just how valuable your skills are, so come join the wonderful team at Dental Centre Brawdy.

This role is a fixed term appointment for 9 months offering 37.5 hours per week until May 26. All requests to work flexibly will be considered, allowing for business needs, and reviewed annually. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.

Benefits Include

• Dental Nurse Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 per annum (pro-rata)
• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• On-call allowance, if applicable
• An opportunity to be considered for Reward and Recognition - £250-£5000 per year
• Inclusive working environment
• Discount fee to access on-site fitness facilities
• Free parking
• General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed
• Paid holiday entitlement
• On-site free laundry for clinical clothing & free clinical footwear
• Defence Discount Card that offers discount in many shops and on-line shopping

Main duties of the job

DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the very best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with NHS Standards and MoD policies.

The primary purpose of the successful candidate will be to provide clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) dental centres, to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on operations.

About us

Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Job responsibilities

It is important that you read the attached job description and person specification prior to applying to fully understand all the duties required by Civilian Dental Nurse within DPHC.

Selection Process

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

• The Selection at sift stage will be based on your CV application, once copied, and pasted onto your application. Ensure you prove that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in your CV, max 3 pages.
• Please provide information on how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.

At interview you will be assessed via the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF):

• NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
• NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
• NHS Core NHSC5 Quality

The interview will consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based scenarios.

Person Specification

• Please provide your membership registration number.
• You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
• Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.

Qualifications

• National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Certificate or NVQ in Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Level 3.
• Must be registered with the General Dental Council (GDC).

Provide a CV

• Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question - you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
• Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
• Please use double spacing where possible

Behaviour Statement

• Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
• Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.

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.

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

£26,530 to £29,114 a year plus RRA £1500 (pro rata for part-time)(pay award pending)