Qualified Dental Nurse

Integrated Care System; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cheltenham is seeking a Qualified Dental Nurse to provide chairside assistance and triage advice to patients. This role offers both full-time and part-time hours, along with career development opportunities and access to training for maintaining clinical skills. The ideal candidate should possess GDC registration and a National Certificate for Dental Nurses, along with experience in dental triage.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to training to maintain CPD

Relocation support

Qualifications

• GDC registration or newly qualified dental nurses awaiting GDC registration number.
• Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training.
• Experience working as a Dental Nurse post qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assisting Dental Officers with treatment in a general dental practice setting.
• Conducting telephone assessments of patients with dental symptoms.
• Maintaining appropriate dental records accurately.

Skills

GDC registration

National Certificate for Dental Nurses

Dental triage experience

Computer skills

Education

National Qualification in Dental Nursing

Tools

Dental software

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Qualified Dental Nurse

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic Dental Nurse looking to work with routine and urgent care patients in a general dental practice setting?

This role offers the opportunity to provide chairside assistance and triage advice to patients at Springbank Dental Clinic in Cheltenham.

Full time hours- 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Part time hours- 8.30 to 5.00pm- 3 days per week

Career development and opportunities across the practice with great team support

A varied caseload - every day brings new challenges

Access to training to maintain your CPD and boost your clinical skills- CPD included

A caring and calm environment where our dedicated team of dental professionals can offer the best possible care for patients

We support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.

Main duties of the job

Assisting Dental Officers in the provision of treatment within a general dental practice setting.

Providing telephone assessments of patients with dental symptoms and provide management advice and onward referral as appropriate.

Use of all dental equipment conducting performance checks and identifying maintenance issues.

The setting up and closing down of surgeries following infection control guidelines.

Carry out reception duties as required including understanding patient charges and exemptions

Carry out stock control and maintenance of stock in the surgeries.

Undertake definitive clinical telephone assessments of patients with dental symptoms using SDCEP guidance.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

Assess and advise as appropriate through high level communication skills to meet the needs of the patient.

Refer patients as appropriate to dental services for ongoing treatment as indicated through the protocols and systems of the organisation.

Maintain appropriate records as required, accurately recording, checking or amending details on the dental software system.

The must haves for you to be considered for this role:

GDC registration ( or newly qualified dental nurses awaiting GDC registration number)

National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ equivalent .

To be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• National Qualification in Dental Nursing
• Registration with General Dental Council

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Previous experience working as a Dental Nurse post qualification
• Computer and keyboard experience
• Experience of using dental software
• Experience of dental triage

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Springbank Resource

Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

327-25-656

Job locations

Springbank Resource

Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way