Dental Nurse

Stockport; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27-33 days annual leave + bank hols

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance

Stockport Credit Union

Job summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two part-time Registered Dental Nurses (Band 4) to join the Maxillofacial Department in Outpatients. You will support Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, and Nurse-Led clinics, including theatre scrubbing, with opportunities for CPD and off-site development.

The role requires flexible working hours (8am–4pm), and may include off-site rotations to develop skills across clinics within Stockport and surrounding areas. Competitive NHS benefits apply.

Qualifications

• NVQ/Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent is required.
• Post-qualification in Radiography, Orthodontic Nursing, Oral Health or Dental Sedation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work in Outpatient Oral Surgery clinics, Orthodontics, Nurse-Led clinics, and assist/scrub in theatres to ensure high-quality care.
• Carry out clerical tasks within the role such as orthodontic model boxes and uploading patient photographs.
• Operate as part of a multi-disciplinary team and maintain CPD in line with GDC recommendations.
• Provide Oral Health advice and ensure compliance with trust policies.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Chairside assistance

Clinical teamwork

Venepuncture

Impression taking

Photograph clinical skills

Theatre scrubbing

Hospital setting experience

Education

NVQ / Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent

Post Qualification in Radiography or Orthodontic Nursing or Oral Health or Dental Sedation

Tools

None

Job description

Main area Dental Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: May be required to possibly work off site in a location suitable to run clinics Hours There 2 part time post Job ref 362-NAM4DENT-07-26-C

Site Outpatients B, Maxillofacial Department Town Stockport Salary £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview

Band 4 – Registered Dental Nurse.

2 part time positions

The Maxillofacial Department based in Outpatients; Stockport NHS Foundation trust are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic, outgoing registered Dental Nurse to join our specialist team.

We are an extremely hard working, committed, friendly team ensuring the highest quality of care is delivered to our patients.

Applicant must have a flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of our service users, we provide specialist care and services across our speciality in and around the Stockport and surrounding boroughs . Our Clinics currently run Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am and 16pm, with additional weekends if needed to meet service requirements.

There are lots of new and exciting changes taking place across the speciality and staff recruited will have the opportunity to work off site to develop their skills and learn new skills with the existing team. Please note that this may not be in the Borough of Stockport

A Positive learning approach to new skills is mandatory we partake in Venepuncture, Orthodontic, Nurse-Led Clinics and Theatre scrubbing/ assisting.

Opportunities for personal and professional development within the trust, Opportunities to support you with your CPD Requirements with full support from the senior dental nurse and management.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties include Working in Outpatient Oral Surgery clinics, Orthodontics, Nurse-Led clinics, Scrubbing in Main Theatres and Assisting and scrubbing in our own Operating theatre ensuring high, quality care is met in line with the GDC Regulations and trust policies.

To carry out clerical tasks as required within the role such as orthodontic model boxes, uploading patient photographs.

To carry out duties as required and be able to work independently within the dental department and theatre areas.

To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team providing specialist practical skills and theoretical knowledge across a wide range of Orthodontic and Maxillofacial procedures in accordance with the British Dental Association (BDA) and British Orthodontic Society (BOS) recommendations.

To be accountable for your dental nurse registration and ensuring you complete all of the relevant CPD in line with the GDC recommendations.

To have excellent communication skills with patients, careers, support services and clinical colleagues dealing with exposure to highly distressing or emotional circumstances.

Rotation within the Maxillofacial Department which includes Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Theatre's and Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics.

Consultant Led Nurse-Led Clinics including taking alginate impressions, taking clinical photographs and consent from patients and providing Oral Health advice.

Working for our organisation

With new and exciting changes taking place across the Division, new starters will have the opportunity to work off site to develop and learn new skills.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the attached job description and person specification.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £45.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person specification

• NVQ / Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or equivalent
• Post Qualification in either Radiography, Orthodontic Nursing, Oral Health or Dental Sedation

Essential and Desirable

• GDC Registration - Upto date CPD and PDP
• Good Communication Skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a variety of clinics/ with different clinicians
• Experience of Chairside assistance with multiple Clinicians
• Orthodontic Chairside Experience

Additional Skills

• Experience Theatre Scrubbing
• Experience in a Hospital Setting / Maxillofacial Department
• Venepuncture
• Impression taking and photograph clinical skills

From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route.

To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK.

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Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications.