Senior Dental Nurse

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Camden Town is seeking a Senior Dental Nurse to provide high-quality dental care focusing on paediatric dentistry. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team and assist in Orthodontic Clinics and other treatments. Essential GDC registration required; experience with children is desirable. This full-time role offers a supportive environment dedicated to care quality.

Qualifications

• GDC registration is essential for this post.
• Desirable experience in working with children or special needs children.

Responsibilities

• Assist and lead in Orthodontic Clinics and treatments.
• Provide senior dental nursing support to the Paediatric and Orthodontic teams.
• Work closely with children and special needs children.

Skills

GDC registration as a Dental Care Professional

Experience with children

Experience in Orthodontics

Job description

Overview

The Senior Dental Nurse role at Chelsea and Westminster involves working as part of the Paediatric multi-disciplinary team to deliver a high standard of dental care to our patients, many of whom have complex needs. The Senior Dental Nurse will assist the Band 6 senior dental nurse and be accountable to the Paediatric Dental Coordinator. The Senior Dental Nurse will provide advice and support to all staff and will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams in caring for children and their families to ensure a high quality standard of care and treatment. This role provides senior dental nursing support primarily to the Orthodontic department but is also involved in Paediatric Dentistry.

The post is 37.5 hours worked over 4 days with a need to be flexible.

Responsibilities

• Assist and lead in Orthodontic Clinics, General Anaesthetic treatments and New patient clinics; experience in these areas is desirable but not essential.
• Provide senior dental nursing support and guidance to staff within the Paediatric and Orthodontic teams.
• Work with children and special needs children and contribute to a high standard of care and treatment.

Qualifications and Experience

• GDC registration as a Dental Care Professional (DCP) is an essential requirement for this post.
• Desirable: interest and experience working solely with children and/or special needs children.

About the Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London. We employ nearly 7,500 staff caring for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us as 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

Additional information

• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within three weeks after the closing date, this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process, identity documentation will be scanned to verify security features (passport, driving licence, visa, etc.).
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six-month probationary period.