Out Of Hours Lead Dental Nurse

Central And North West London Nhs Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, hosting the Dental Out of Hours service for Buckinghamshire, seeks an experienced leader to oversee dental nursing staff and clinic operations. The post holder will coordinate HR, staffing, and resource management, supporting clinicians and delivering high-quality patient care in a rota-based 15-hour weekly schedule.

Key duties include staff appraisals, recruitment, policy adherence, and the management of appointment systems, stock, and

Qualifications

• Infection control and patient safety knowledge.
• Leadership with line management of nursing staff.
• Experience implementing HR policies and conducting appraisals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the OOH dental nursing team.
• Recruit, develop and appraise dental nurses; oversee HR processes.
• Produce monthly finance, activity and performance reports for senior management.

Skills

Infection control

Leadership

Line management

HR policies

Recruitment

Financial reporting

Clinic administration

Appointment system

Tools

Computerised appointment system

Job description

The Dental Out of Hours (OOH) service provides urgent dental care to the population of Buckinghamshire. It is hosted by CNWL Community Dental Service, part of CNWL NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work weekday evening sessions (3.5 hours), weekend sessions (8 hours) and/or Bank Holiday sessions (8 hours) which will be allocated on a rota basis totalling 15 hours per week to ensure that they are available to all direct reports. They will need to carry out dental nursing duties to include assisting the dental clinician in treating patients.

• Maintain high standards in Infection Prevention Control
• Assist the patient on their treatment journey
• Provide triage
• The post-holder will be an established leader with significant line management experience. They will be responsible for the line management of the OOH nurses including the direct responsibility for the human resources tasks such as undertaking appraisal and agreeing personal development plans, invoking HR policies and support/supervision., Assist the Dental Operational Manager and Dental Nurse Manager in managing the clinic resources and coordinating the operation of the OOH service according to:
  • Manage dental nursing staff including performing regular appraisals, development and monitoring of personal development plans
  • Responsible for recruitment, selection and retention of dental nurses
  • Take appropriate action in the handling of the Trust HR policies such as monitoring sickness absence, disciplinary, grievances and performance monitoring
  • Retrieve and produce monthly reports for the senior management team on finance, activity and performance
  • Effectively communicate in the management of complex financial and general enquiries from staff and patients
  • Act as core configurer for computerised appointment and patient record system
  • Responsibility for filing and recording systems, ensuring relevance, maintenance and updating
  • Ensure that EDI claims are processed monthly to ensure activity accurately is recorded
  • Carry out clerical duties associated with the running of the clinic, i.e. appointment making, monitoring referrals from 111, answering telephone calls and general enquiries, collection of mail, taking and accounting of monies received as necessary.
  • Undertake specific duties delegated by the Clinicians, Senior management team and Dental Nurse Manager.
  • May include stores/stock control duties at specified clinic as required.
• Monitor and maintain stock levels of consumable items.
• Please note: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. "Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."

We're always looking to recruit outstanding peoplewho 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.