Dental Nurse Manager

CNWL; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dental Nurse Manager to provide clinical leadership and line management for the Dental Nurse team. The post is based in Aylesbury with regular travel to Amersham, High Wycombe and Milton Keynes.

You will line manage the Out of Hours service and supervise reception staff, with responsibilities across clinical governance and resource planning. Requires full GDC registration and a management qualification or equivalent experience.

Qualifications

• Full GDC registration is mandatory.
• Management qualification (or equivalent experience) is required.
• Post-qualification skills such as radiography, special care or IV sedation are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and HR oversight for the Dental Nurse team.
• Line manage Dental Nurses and Patient Administration Manager; supervise reception staff as required.
• Ensure high standards of dental nursing including decontamination and infection control; support governance processes.

Education

GDC registration

Management qualification

Radiography / Special Care / IV Sedation qualification

Job description

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Become part of our team.

We care for you as much as you care for others.

There’s a place for you at CNWL.

We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.

We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Main area Dental Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8.45 - 16.45 Monday to Friday core hours with flexibility to adjust working day for out of hours cover) Job ref 333-D-MK-CM-1238

Site Brookside Health centre Town Aylesbury Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/09/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

To provide clinical and team management of professional Dental Nursing staff and support delivery of clinical services within the Dental Service.

This post is based in Aylesbury with regular travel across Dental sites including Amersham, high Wycombe and Milton Keynes.

The postholder will line manage nurses in the Out of hours (OOH) service and therefore will need to complete management and clinical supervision during the OOH hours. this will mean adjusting the working day at times to accommodate this.

The postholder will be responsible for the line management of the Dental Nurses and Patient Administration Manager assisting when required with the supervision of the reception staff.

• The successful candidate will be required to carry out regular dental nursing duties working with patients who may have a range of additional needs. Depending on qualifications and experience, they may work within specialist area’s e.g. sedation, general anaesthetics, domiciliary or secure unit environment.

Working with other Dental Nurse Managers in the service to provide cover across the service. The post holder must have a full GDC registration, management qualification (or equivalent experience) and at least one post qualification such as radiography, special care or IV sedation.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a comprehensive clinical leadership relating to service delivery including management of HR issues and performance,
• To provide professional leadership and oversight of practice to the Dental Nurse team, provide supervision and develop clinical skills within the dental nursing team.
• To support maintenance of high standards of dental nursing within the dental service, including decontamination, cross infection control, clinical audit and other governance processes related to dental nursing.
• To liase with the Dental Senior Leadership Team to ensure that staffing and governance processes reflect the needs of staff and the service.
• To deputise as required for the Dental Operational Manager
• To cross cover for other Dental Nurse Managers during periods of absence
• The post holder is required to work at a level of autonomy that may require making decisions related to the organisation of resources and service provision e.g. monitoring resources, stock and skill mix, providing reports etc in order that senior management may arrive at informed decisions.
• Responsible for supporting Patient Admin Manager with EDI claims

Responsible for approving stock orders and handling financial data

Working for our organisation

1. Maintain the highest standards of care and service, taking responsibility not only for the care you personally provide, but also for your wider contribution to the aims of your team and the NHS as a whole.