Lead Specialist Dental Nurse: Special Care & Sedation

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a lead nurse for the Community & Special Care Dentistry team. You will provide clinical and operational leadership to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals with complex needs, coordinating sedation, GA, and multidisciplinary pathways across primary and secondary care.

The role involves organising diaries, liaising with consultants, and ensuring efficient patient flow while maintaining safety and governance

Qualifications

• National certificate for Dental Nursing or equivalent NVQ 3 in oral health care
• Post basic qualification in Special Care Dentistry equivalent to NVQ 4 (to be achieved within 2 years)
• Post basic qualification in Dental Nurse Sedation equivalent to NVQ level 4
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• Commitment to CPD and personal development
• Personal safety training conflict resolution/violence and aggression training.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational support to deliver Special Care Dentistry services, including inhalation and intravenous sedation, general anaesthesia and domiciliary care for patients with complex physical, medical, mental health and social care needs.
• Undertake pre-sedation assessments, prepare patients for treatment, provide chairside support, monitor patients throughout treatment and recovery; deliver pre- and post-operative advice.
• Support the organisation of general anaesthetic lists, ensuring effective patient scheduling, utilisation of theatre capacity, appropriate documentation, multidisciplinary liaison to meet waiting time targets.
• Act as liaison between patients, carers, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to facilitate treatment planning, referrals, best interest meetings and seamless patient pathways across primary and secondary care.
• Organise and manage Consultant clinics and diaries, monitor referral and waiting lists, to support the efficient delivery of specialist dental services.
• Ensure dental surgeries are appropriately prepared, equipment is maintained, stock levels are managed and a safe clinical environment is maintained in line with infection prevention, health and safety and clinical governance requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Organisation

Education

Dental Nursing NVQ3 or equivalent

Special Care Dentistry NVQ4

Dental Nurse Sedation NVQ4

GDC registration

CPD & personal development

Personal safety training

Job description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a lead nurse for the Community & Special Care Dentistry team. You will provide clinical and operational leadership to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care for individuals with complex needs, coordinating sedation, GA, and multidisciplinary pathways across primary and secondary care.

The role involves organising diaries, liaising with consultants, and ensuring efficient patient flow while maintaining safety and governance