Dental Nurse

University Hospitals Dorset Nhs Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Dental Nurse to join the Outpatient Treatment Centre at Poole Hospital. You will provide chairside support to dentists and clinicians across outpatient and day-case procedures, ensuring safe, compassionate patient care throughout treatment.

The post requires GDC registration as a Dental Care Professional, an oral health certificate and experience in maxillofacial/implantology settings.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registration as a Dental Care Professional on the GDC Register.
• Essential: Oral health certificate.
• Essential: Further knowledge and training in specialist areas e.g. maxillofacial, health promotion, implants or equivalent level of experience.

Responsibilities

• Work as a registered Dental Nurse with specialist knowledge of maxillofacial, head and neck oncology and restorative dentistry.
• Using their advanced knowledge to run their own patient facing clinics.
• To work closely with dental practitioners and other team members in the provision of high-quality care to patients, including children and those who may have a variety of special needs.
• To be responsible for preparing the surgical environment and equipment for clinical treatments.
• To participate in maintaining a high-quality service and proactively seeking to improve services through innovation, clinical governance, audits and quality improvements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for the ongoing professional development of other staff and students.
• Undertake medicines management duties within the scope of the Dental Nurse role, including the safe handling, storage, checking and documentation of medications, maintaining stock levels, monitoring expiry dates, supporting clinicians during the administration of medicines

Skills

Surgical assistance

Staff supervision/teaching

Maxillofacial surgery experience

LA surgical procedures experience

Education

GDC Registration as Dental Care Professional

Oral health certificate

Specialist areas training (maxillofacial/implants)

Job description

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Dental Nurse to join the dedicated team within the Outpatient Treatment Centre at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality chairside support to dentists and clinicians delivering a range of outpatient and day case dental procedures.
You will play a key role in ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care throughout their treatment journey.
The successful candidate will be a qualified and GDC registered Dental Nurse with excellent communication and organisational skills.
You will have a patient centred approach, be able to work effectively under pressure and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards of infection prevention, clinical governance and patient care.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive environment, contributing to a wide range of dental services while developing your skills and experience within a busy Treatment Centre setting.
This role requires Registration as a Dental Care Professional on the GDC Register
Base Locations: Poole Hospital
Interview date: Monday, 23rd November 2026

Main duties of the job

• Work as a registered Dental Nurse with specialist knowledge of maxillofacial, head and neck oncology and restorative dentistry.
• Using their advanced knowledge to run their own patient facing clinics.
• To work closely with dental practitioners and other team members in the provision of high-quality care to patients, including children and those who may have a variety of special needs.
• To be responsible for preparing the surgical environment and equipment for clinical treatments.
• To participate in maintaining a high-quality service and proactively seeking to improve services through innovation, clinical governance, audits and quality improvements.
• Assist in developing and maintaining a suitable and stimulating learning environment for the ongoing professional development of other staff and students.
• Undertake medicines management duties within the scope of the Dental Nurse role, including the safe handling, storage, checking and documentation of medications, maintaining stock levels, monitoring expiry dates, supporting clinicians during the administration of medicines

About us

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme.
As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently.
Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed.
Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute.
Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces.
We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience.
Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust's Secondment Policy.
Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 36 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 153-CO07034

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Registration as a Dental Care Professional on the GDC Register
• Essential: Oral health certificate
• Essential: Further knowledge and training in specialist areas e.g. maxillofacial, health promotion, implants or equivalent level of experience

Experience

• Essential: Assisting during surgical procedures
• Essential: Experience of Maxillofacial Surgery within a hospital theatre setting.
• Essential: Experience supervising and teaching less experienced staff.
• Essential: Previous experience of LA surgical procedures
• Desirable: Knowledge of Prosthetics and/or implantology work, craniofacial reconstruction
• Desirable: Experience running nurse led clinics

Employer contact details

Rebecca Miln, Matron, [e-mail], 03000192574

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.
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.