Registered Dental Nurse

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Registered Dental Nurse to join their community dental service. You will provide essential support to dental staff and students across multiple sites. The role requires a National Certificate in Dental Nursing or equivalent, and registration with the General Dental Council. Candidates must have strong communication and organisational skills, as well as experience in dental practice. This is a full-time position with flexible working arrangements available.

Qualifications

• Ability to organise own workload.
• Experience with cross infection procedures.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair-side assistance to dental staff and students.
• Prepare instruments and materials for treatment.
• Provide care and support for patients undergoing various treatments.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Specialist DN Skills (Radiography, Sedation, Special Care)

Education

National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare

Registration with General Dental Council

Job description

Registered Dental Nurse

The closing date is 04 December 2025

An opportunity to join an established team, as a qualified Dental Nurse, providing support to and working alongside qualified dental staff and undergraduate's within the Community Dental Service in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Mainly based in the Community across 4 sites (Arthurs Hill, Kenton, Molineux(Byker) & Walker). The role will also require you to work anywhere within the Dental Directorate including Dental Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary & Freeman Hospital.

• Interview date: 17th December 2025
• 30 hours/week - over 4 days
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Providing support to patients with additional needs i.e. medically compromised, learning difficulties & physical disabilities.
• The post holder will act as a member of the dental team in the community dentistry working with and assisting dentists, higher specialist trainees, General Dental Practitioners, dental hygienists and therapists, post graduates including MSc students and dental students.
• An experienced dental nurse is expected to demonstrate activities and provide supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and new, less experienced dental nurses.
• Although based on a specific department in the dental directorate, the post holder will be required to work as necessary within any area of the hospital and other dental units within the Trust.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To provide chair‑side assistance (including patients being treated under General Anaesthetic) to all grades of dental staff and students working within the dental hospital.
• To prepare all instruments, equipment and materials required for treatment.
• To provide care and support for patients undergoing a variety of treatments.
• To provide pre and post operative instructions and advice, so maintaining a high standard of patient care at all times.
• To ensure patient confidentiality is always upheld.
• To provide administrative assistance with regard to liaising with patients and other external agencies.
• To provide clinical supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and other less experienced staff on a daily basis.
• To ensure that cross infection control, the cleanliness of the department, stock levels and equipment are well maintained.

Person Specification

Skill

• National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare (or equivalent qualification). Portfolio must be completed and signed.
• Registration with General Dental Council.
• Ability to organise own workload.
• Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• IT.
• Specialist DN Skills i.e. Radiography, Sedation, Special Care.

Knowledge

• Cross infection procedures.
• Health & Safety issues.
• CPD.
• Clinical Governance Knowledge.
• Maxillo‑Facial experience.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust