Dental Nurse

Locala Health and Wellbeing; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking Dental Nurses to provide high-quality clinical support across various locations. The role involves supporting patients with additional needs and requires excellent communication skills, a welcoming approach, and the ability to be flexible. This is a permanent position with opportunities for professional growth and development in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Expert training

Broad range of experiences

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dedicated to providing high-quality service.
• Welcoming and positive approach for patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality clinical support in a wide range of treatments.
• Build good working relationships and be an effective team player.
• Be flexible in approach to work and rotate across all sites.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant experience/qualifications/registration

Job description

Job Role

Dental Nurses

Band 4: £27,485 - £30,162

37.5 hours per week (can discuss part time)

Permanent, Fixed Term

Multiple Locations - Across North Kirklees and Calderdale

Responsibilities

Locala Community Dental Services are part of the West Yorkshire Community Dental Service (WYCDS), a unique collaborative of Community Dental Services, supporting the needs of patients across Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield.

“Our goal is to ensure that eligible patients within West Yorkshire have equitable access to preventive and dental care, fostering a collaborative approach to improve patient outcomes, promote oral health education and introduce innovative solutions that address the unique dental challenges of our diverse communities.”

The services are truly unique, providing NHS dental care for children and adults with additional or complex needs across Kirklees and Calderdale. Through expert treatment in both welcoming health centre clinics and hospital settings, we deliver compassionate, high‑quality care to every patient.

Join Locala’s NHS dental team and make a real difference every day.

Step into a role where your skills make a difference, your growth is supported, and your work shapes the future of community dental care; we currently have opportunities for Dental Nurses.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide high‑quality clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base which includes adults and children with additional needs, complex medical histories, challenging behaviours and phobic patients.

You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build good working relationships and be an effective team player who is dedicated to providing excellent high‑quality service.

We would like you to have a welcoming and positive approach for our patients and be a reliable member of the team, and we require you to be flexible in your approach to work and rotation across all our sites will be required.

We offer expert training, and the chance to gain a broad range of experiences with Locala across the dynamic West Yorkshire Collaborative.

If you are a Team Player with excellent communication skills, innovative and forward‑thinking and want to be part of a new pioneering service leading the way on improving the oral health of West Yorkshire residents, please get in touch we want to hear from you.

Please note – You will be required to have the relevant experience/qualifications/registration

Find out more about Locala with our Thrive Strategy

For full details of the roles please see Dental Nurse JD & PS

For informal enquiries and visits please contact Yvonne Legood at [e-mail]

Closing date – 17th November

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high‑quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”