Dental Nurse - Maternity Cover (NHS AfC: Band 4) - Dental Nursing - Queen Victoria Hospital NHS[...]

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Dental Nurse at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, covering maternity leave in the Maxillofacial department. The role focuses on patient care across specialized clinics, requiring relevant qualifications like GDC registration and experience in orthodontics. Join a committed team dedicated to delivering high-quality care and clinical outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified with GDC registration.
• Possession of a radiography and orthodontic nurse certificate.
• Experience in IRMER, Infection Control, and hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist maxillofacial clinicians and manage orthodontic clinics.
• Engage in patient care and supervision of unqualified staff.
• Demonstrate commitment to high-quality, patient-focused care.

Skills

Orthodontic Experience

Infection Control

Oral Surgery Experience

Education

GDC registration

Radiography Certificate

Orthodontic nurse certificate

Job description

Main area Dental Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time hours available) Job ref 276-7231427-AC

Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Vistoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59

Dental Nurse - Maternity Cover

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

Dental Nurse - Maxillofacial Department - Maternity Cover

Are you looking for a new opportunity but within a supportive and caring team?

The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for you. It is an exceptional place to work with the whole organisation focused on the patient. We have a fantastic international reputation and are proud of our heritage as pioneers of reconstructive surgery helping to rebuild our patient’s lives.

We are looking to recruit a Dental Nurse to help cover maternity leave for 12 months . This is an exciting opportunity to work and gain experience within our Maxillofacial outpatient department comprising of a number of specialist areas such as Orthodontics, Orthognathics, Head & Neck Cancers, ENT, Oral Medicine, Head & Neck Trauma and Minor Oral Surgery.

Main duties of the job

• Assist with clinicians in orthodontics
• Help with running Maxillofacial, ENT and Head and neck Oncology clinics
• Help with facial trauma clinics
• Assist clinicians with MOS

We constantly strive for excellence, delivering high quality patient focused care. Our nursing teams are compassionate and empathetic who take pride in the high quality care they provide to all of our patients.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide specialist nursing support to maxillofacial clinicians, Orthodontists and hospital practitioners, within the department.
• To work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. Under supervision, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. An expectation to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision.
• Honour the Trust’s Core Values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others.
• Apply the principals of the GDC Code at all times.
• Demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GDC registration
• Radiography Certificate
• Orthodontic nurse certificate

Experience

• IRMER
• Infection Control
• COSHH
• Orthodontic Experience
• Oral Surgery Experience
• Hospital Experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.