Registered Dental Nurse, Band 4

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in England is seeking a Band 4 Registered Dental Nurse to join their team. You'll assist in providing high standards of patient care within a multidisciplinary environment, focusing on oral surgery and other specialties. The role demands strong communication skills and a compassionate approach to patient care. Generous benefits include NHS pension and discounts at local businesses.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Discounts for local shops and services

Flexible working options

Membership to the hospital choir

Qualifications

• Active Registration with the General Dental Council (GDC)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Experience in Orthodontics is preferred

Responsibilities

• Assisting clinicians in all clinics within our specialty
• Setting up and closing down your surgery
• Maintaining stock levels

Skills

Four handed dentistry

Building effective working relationships

Maintaining standards of practice

Excellent communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse with the General Dental Council

Recognised mentorship qualification or equivalent

Job description

Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Dental Nurse, Band 4

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Registered Dental Nurse, Band 4 (18 hours a week)

This post is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Dental Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team and support the speciality to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care.

This is an opportunity for you to develop and expand your skills as a Dental Nurse to the next level. You will be Specialising in Oral surgery, Head and Neck Cancers, Orthognathic, Alveolar, Implants, Cleft lip and Palate and Orthodontics.

A visit to the department is highly recommended in order to discuss the job role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a Registered Dental Nurse interested in developing the service to our patients. We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to help us deliver outstanding treatment and care to our patients.

You will be responsible for setting up and closing/cleaning down of your surgery and maintaining stock levels. Assisting clinicians in all clinics within our speciality. We are looking for someone who is a team player and will fit into our very busy friendly team. We would welcome any applications for this Band 4 Dental Nurse Role for those with relevant experience, including newly qualified dental Nurses.

The applicant needs Active Registration with the General Dental Council (GDC). Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional CPD.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 9,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

We have 21 registered dental nurses, 3 registered nurses, 1 trainee nurse associate, 1 apprentice dental nurse, 1 dental hygienist, 3 Healthcare assistants and 1 stores/admin support that work within a very busy Outpatients department. The oral - maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics department work with a multidisciplinary team which covers a variety of head and neck procedures. We also cover trauma and dressing clinics whilst working alongside other teams in the head and neck speciality. We also have dental Core Trainees in the department and a strong training ethos.

This is a cross-site speciality with all staff required to work at both Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals. Free transport is provided for trust staff by shuttle-bus between the two sites.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the main responsibilities of this vacancy

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the General Dental Council
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
• Recognised mentorship qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Skilled in four handed dentistry
• Evidence of building effective working relationships with members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working in an acute clinical environment
• Evidence of link nurse responsibility /specific team involvement.
• Previous experience in Orthodontics

Knowledge/ Skills

• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Demonstrates ability to maintain standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team and Unit Manager
• Acts as a role model to ensure the Trust values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
• Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills

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 Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year(pa pro rata if part-time)