Senior Dental Nurse

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS Pension Scheme

27–33 days annual leave

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced GDC registered Senior Dental Nurse to join the Oral Surgery and Orthodontic Team. The role requires leadership to support the team, manage rotas, and ensure smooth departmental operation within the trust.

You will assist with complex Orthodontic and Oral Surgery procedures, maintain infection prevention standards, monitor patients including IV sedation, and contribute to audits, records, and stock management.

Qualifications

• GDC registered Senior Dental Nurse with qualifications in dental nursing
• Experience in Oral Surgery and Orthodontics settings
• Leadership and organisational skills to support the team and cover line-manager absence
• Ability to lead rotas, coordinate duties and run team meetings
• Strong infection prevention and aseptic technique knowledge

Responsibilities

• Assist with complex Orthodontic and Oral Surgery procedures
• Maintain aseptic techniques and infection prevention standards
• Monitor patients before, during and after treatment including IV sedation
• Provide pre- and post-operative advice and maintain accurate patient records
• Coordinate multidisciplinary clinics and waiting lists; manage stock and equipment
• Train and supervise junior staff and liaise with the multidisciplinary team

Education

Two post-qualification certificates

Job description

We are looking for an experienced GDC registered Senior Dental Nurse to join the Team in the Oral Surgery and Orthodontic within the Trust.

The ideal candidate will have experience working within an Oral Surgery and Orthodontic Department, or an equivalent clinical setting. They must hold at least two post-qualification certificates or additional qualifications relevant to Dental Nursing and have proven experience assisting with invasive patient procedures. The successful candidate should also demonstrate strong leadership and organisational skills, with the confidence to lead and support the team in the absence of the line manager, including managing staff rotas, coordinating duties, and leading team meetings to ensure the smooth and effective running of the department.

As Senior Dental Nurse you would be responsible for assisting with complex Orthodontic and Oral Surgery procedures, maintaining aseptic techniques and infection prevention standards, and monitoring patients before, during and after treatment, including IV sedation. Duties include providing pre- and post-operative advice, maintaining accurate patient records, coordinating multidisciplinary clinics and waiting lists, managing stock and equipment, and supporting audits and radiography where qualified. The role also involves training and supervising junior staff, communicating effectively with the multidisciplinary team, and ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the department. A Senior Dental Nurse must demonstrate strong clinical knowledge, leadership, organisation, communication and teamwork skills, alongside the ability to use initiative and provide safe, compassionate patient care.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathryn Jones / Patricia Spiers Job title: Department Manager/Senior Dental Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01619224533