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Carshalton

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GBP 34,000 - 42,000

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Lead Dental Nurse for the busy outpatients department. You will assist in the management of patient care alongside a multi-disciplinary team. Responsibilities include ensuring high standards of care, mentoring staff, and participating in patient assessments, contributing to a safe and effective clinical environment.

Qualifications

  • Must have RDN registration.
  • Three years of experience required.
  • Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Assist unit manager with daily operations.
  • Supervise new staff and ensure proper induction.
  • Manage stock levels and ensure safety in clinical areas.

Skills

Management
Leadership
Communication

Education

RDN Registration

Job description

Job summary

Assist the unit manger on the everyday management of patients and staff in the busy outpatients department.

Be a part of a multi-disciplinary team and assist clinicians and other members of the multi-disciplinary team with the oral, maxillofacial, Paediatric and orthodontic care and treatments of patients. Work alongside and under supervision of a consultant and other appropriately qualified clinicians.

Include chairside activity as well as supporting the senior sister, and ensuring that new and junior staff are effectively inducted and support by all team members.

Complete observations on Patients during their treatments.

Provide appraisals for the Registered Dental Nurses.

Main duties of the job

Plan ahead by weekly rota checks/timetabling against clinics running; amend staff accordinglywhilst liaising with the management team.

Assist with sickness and absence management by recording all absences which occur in the absence of the senior sister and communicate accordingly.

Mentor and work in clinics supporting new staff and junior members of the team.

Paediatric Safeguarding Lead - supporting consultants, medical team.

Responsible for checking, ordering and maintain stock levels of equipment and materials as required.

Ensure daily checks are carried out in clinical areas and weekly tasks are completed.

Supervise and monitor standards of care delivery in the department, check for safety and cleanliness.

Carry out any other relevant duties as specified by the professional staff and senior sister.

Assist with recruitment and selection of new nursing staff.

Actively participate in annual appraisals for Registered Dental Nurses and agreeing personal development plans

To organise and provide chair-side nursing in orthodontic, paediatric and oral surgery clinics.

Effectively manage and support changes throughout the clinic area and department

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£34,521 to £41,956 a year pro rata pa.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

343-7254655-RB-SK

Job locations

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Lead Dental Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Lead Dental Nurse role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person Specification Essential criteria Essential
  • Registration- must be RDN
Desirable
  • Hospital Experience
Essential criteria Essential
  • Three years experience
Desirable
  • Good communication skills (Written & Verbal)
Essential criteria Essential
  • Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
  • Team Working
Person Specification Essential criteria Essential
  • Registration- must be RDN
Desirable
  • Hospital Experience
Essential criteria Essential
  • Three years experience
Desirable
  • Good communication skills (Written & Verbal)
Essential criteria Essential
  • Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
  • Team Working
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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hospital

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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