Dental Nurse - Band 4

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in London is looking for a GDC-registered Dental Nurse to join their team. You'll gain hands-on experience in various dental specialties including oral surgery and orthodontics, while being part of a compassionate and multidisciplinary team. This position emphasizes patient care and clinical excellence. If you're eager to expand your skills in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply. Comprehensive training packages are offered to support your professional growth.

Benefits

Subscription-based training packages for GDC eCPD

In-house training opportunities

Qualifications

• Current GDC registration as a Dental Nurse.
• Experience in a hospital or outreach setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental services in collaboration with the dental team.
• Facilitate the operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

Skills

Compassionate care

Patient-focused

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical knowledge expansion

Education

GDC-recognized Dental Nurse qualification

Post Certificate Qualification in Conscious Sedation Dental Nursing

Job description

We're offering an exciting opportunity for a GDC-registered Dental Nurse to join our dedicated team working across two leading London hospitals, The Royal London Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital.

The Royal London Dental Hospital is part of one of the largest trauma centres in the city, delivering world-class dental and oral healthcare in an internationally renowned teaching environment.

This role provides hands‑on experience across a wide range of specialties, including:

• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) / Oral Surgery
• Orthodontics
• Paediatric Dentistry
• Emergency 111 Clinic

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from dental nurses who:

• Hold current GDC registration
• Are compassionate and patient‑focused
• Thrive in a multidisciplinary team
• Are eager to expand their clinical knowledge and skills

We're passionate about supporting your growth:

• Subscription‑based training packages for GDC eCPD
• In‑house training opportunities

Compassionate care and clinical excellence are at the heart of everything we do. If you're passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and want to grow in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A Dental Nurse qualification recognized by the GDC as a route to qualification
• Post Certificate Qualification in Conscious Sedation Dental Nursing

Experience

• Post‑qualification experience within a hospital or outreach setting

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.