Registered Dental Nurse

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Registered Dental Nurse to provide high standards of clinical care in the Prosthodontic department. Responsibilities include assisting dental staff, preparing materials, and ensuring patient confidentiality. Applicants must be registered with the General Dental Council and hold a National Certificate in Dental Nursing or equivalent. The role promotes a flexible working arrangement and offers opportunities for patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Must have completed the National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3.
• Registered with the General Dental Council.
• Ability to manage and organize a personal workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair-side assistance to dental staff and students.
• Prepare instruments and materials for treatment.
• Support patients during various treatments and procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Assist with administrative tasks related to patient liaison.

Skills

National Certificate in Dental Nursing

NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare

Registration with General Dental Council

Ability to organise own workload

IT skills

Specialist skills in endodontics, implants, oral surgery, sedation

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Dental Nurse

The closing date is 11 January 2026

The Prosthodontic department at Newcastle Dental Hospital delivers a varied range of routine and specialist dental treatment to a wide range of patients.

Although our main focus is delivering prosthetic appliances to patients such as dentures, crowns and bridges we also provide other conservation treatment which falls under the restorative umbrella. We also deliver treatment and review patients who have been diagnosed with head and neck cancer, patients who meet NHS criteria implants and treat patients who have moderate to advanced periodontal disease with our staff hygienists and carry out surgical procedures for Endodontics etc.

The Prosthodontic clinic's dental nursing team work alongside a range of different experience levels of staff as well as undergraduate students.

You may be required to work on other dental departments within the Dental Hospital to cover absences at certain times.

• Interview Date: 20 January 2026
• 22 hours 30 minutes/week
• 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

The role of the Registered Dental Nurse is to provide high standards of clinical care and support to post graduate and undergraduate clinicians as well as various staff grades; under the management of the Senior Dental Nurse.

The role involves the preparation and maintenance of the clinical areas including stocks of materials and equipment and collecting and inputting data into the patient administration system.

Working on Level 5 of the Dental Hospital within the Prosthodontic Clinic you will be required to work on various treatment and new patient consultation clinics as part of your role or to cover absences ranging from student treatment, junior staff treatment lists, STR/Consultant treatment lists and specialty clinics such as the Oncology Support Clinic.

Although based on a specific department within the Dental Hospital, the post holder will be required to work as necessary within any area of the Dental 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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• 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 Portfolio must be completed and signed.
• Registration with General Dental Council
• Ability to organise own workload
• IT
• Specialist DN Skills (i.e. endo/implant, oral surgery and sedation)

Knowledge

• Cross infection procedures
• Health & Safety issues
• CPD
• Clinical Governance issues

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