Dental Nurse

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Dental Nurse in the Department of Community Special Care Dentistry, covering Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Merton, Sutton, Croydon, Kingston, Richmond and Wandsworth. The role involves preparing patients, assisting clinicians, and coordinating care for patients with complex needs.

The post requires supporting a range of treatments, including outreach and mobile unit work, and delivering oral hygiene instruction to patients

Qualifications

• Receiving and preparing patients for their visit in any setting.
• Assisting clinicians with the full range of dental treatments and procedures.
• Checking patients’ fitness for discharge after extractions/sedation and providing pre/post-operative care.

Responsibilities

• Reassuring and informing patients about further treatment and arranging appointments.
• Preparing and participating in domiciliary care for elderly or homebound patients.
• Supporting treatment in outreach or mobile units and assisting with GA cases.

Skills

Dental nursing

Patient care

Communication skills

Job description

Role

King’s College Hospital’s Department of Community Special Care Dentistry is split into 3 geographical Lots and covers the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Merton Sutton and Croydon, Kingston and Richmond and Wandsworth. This role is for

Role

King’s College Hospital’s Department of Community Special Care Dentistry is split into 3 geographical Lots and covers the boroughs of Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Merton Sutton and Croydon, Kingston and Richmond and Wandsworth. This role is for Merton, Croydon and Sutton;

The main roles of our service are:

• The monitoring of the dental health of all age groups in the population.
• The provision of dental health education and preventive programmes.
• The provision of facilities for a full range of treatment to patients who have experienced difficulty in obtaining treatment in the general dental service, or for whom there is evidence that they would not otherwise seek treatment from the general dental services. Including one or more of the following.

• physical disability
• complex medical condition
• learning disability
• severe mental health condition
• Severe anxiety/phobia.
• Children with complex dental needs

More info contact Nicola Humphrey via email: [e-mail]

Receiving and preparing patients for their visit; at any setting, and for any appointment type including treatment under conscious sedation.

Assisting clinicians in the full range of dental treatment and procedures, ensuring that relevant information about the patient, including any change in his/her condition, is reported to the dentist.

• Checking patients' fitness for discharge after extractions/sedation. Providing pre and post-operative care.
• Re-assuring and informing the patient about further treatment and arranging appointments.
• Preparation and participation in domiciliary care for elderly and patients who have difficulty in leaving their homes. Being aware of your surroundings and the property of the patient.
• Preparation and participation in the treatment of patients in the mobile dental unit in outreach settings and high security hospitals.
• Where appropriate, assisting with patients receiving treatment under general anaesthetic.
• Giving patients, parents or carers oral hygiene instruction and advice.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.

Our six strategic ambitions are delivering high-quality patient care; creating a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability.

We have also agreed four new organisational values – Caring, Collaborative, Inclusive, Innovative – and these undermine everything we do, and how our teams interact with the patients under our care.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Humphries Job title: Dental Nurse Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 3299 3480