Dental Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Accrington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Dental Nurse to join their team at the Oak House Dental Centre. The ideal candidate will have a good standard of education, excellent communication skills, and be able to work flexibly, assisting in the delivery of dental care including urgent cases. The position offers further training opportunities and competitive pay, ranging from £27,485 to £30,162 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience of assisting chairside in the dental surgery.
• Good standard of education and ability to work well within a team.
• Post qualification in sedation preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of urgent, specialist, and routine dental care.
• Work flexibly over 7 days including evenings/weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to work as part of a team

Organisation/managerial ability

Administrative Skills

IT Skills

Education

Qualified Dental Nurse Registered with the GDC

Certificate in Dental Radiography

Certificate in Oral Health Promotion

Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing

Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing

Certificate in Special Care Dentistry

Fluoride Application

Impression Taking

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Dental Nurse

The closing date is 21 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Nurse to join our team at our Oak House Dental Centre within the Lancashire and South Cum Cumbria Dental Service. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual, with excellent communication skills to assist in the delivery of urgent, specialist and routine dental care.

Main duties of the job

You must be a qualified dental nurse, with a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team. Post qualification in sedation is preferred but not essential. You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications will have access to plentiful CPD and clinical supervision. The base for this post will be at Oak House Dental Centre, however we also work closely with the team at Bacup PHCC. Oak House operates 365 days of the year between 08.30am to 9.30pm and also delivers treatment at the weekends and Bank Holidays. This is due to us delivering urgent care treatment in and out of hours. Therefore, this post will require you to work flexibly over 7 days including working evenings/weekends and bank holidays. This is done on a rota basis to allow cover. An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

• Qualified Dental Nurse Registered with the GDC
• Three or more of the following (or working towards a 3rd): Certificate in Dental Radiography Certificate in Oral Health Promotion Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing Certificate in Special Care Dentistry Fluoride Application Impression Taking

Knowledge

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Organisation/managerial ability

Experience

• Administrative Skills
• IT Skills
• Experience of assisting chairside in the dental surgery for a minimum of 2 years post qualification

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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