Senior Dental Nurse

University of Suffolk; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental clinic in Ipswich is seeking an experienced Senior Dental Nurse to provide essential support and ensure high standards of patient care. This full-time role includes welcoming patients, maintaining surgery readiness, and supervising the dental nurse team. Candidates should have substantial chairside experience and hold relevant qualifications such as the National Certificate for Dental Nurses. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £31,049 to £37,796 and includes generous benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Opportunities for professional development

Uniform

Supportive work environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• GDC registration with professional indemnity and up-to-date immunisations.
• Substantial chairside experience with confident four-handed support.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming and supporting patients sensitively.
• Maintaining surgery readiness and preparing materials.
• Accurate clinical records management.

Skills

GDC registration

Chairside experience

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Dental software proficiency

Supervisory experience

Education

National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ Level 3

Certificate in Dental Radiography or NEBDN Oral Health Certificate

Job description

The Universityof Suffolk Dental CIC in Ipswich is looking for an experienced Senior Dental Nurseto join our team on a full or part-time basis.

Advance your career and expand your skills in a supportive andprogressive environment.Comeand join our amazing team in our state-of-the-artdentalfacility and truly make a difference to the local people.

Supporting thewider dental team, this key role will provide senior dental nurse support andwork alongside dentists, dental therapists/hygienists, receptionists in thecare of service users.

This is afull-time position 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• Welcoming and supporting patients sensitively; explaining procedures clearly, including where there are communication needs.
• Maintaining surgery readiness: set up and close down, preparing materials and instruments, and ensure timely turnaround of lab work.
• Accurate clinical records: completing baseline/periodontal charting and treatment entries to the clinicians instruction.
• Diary efficiency: monitoring day lists, back-filling cancellations appropriately, and liaising with reception to keep clinics running to time.
• Equipment care & IPC: maintaining handpieces/aspirators and uphold HTM 01-05 standards to ensure an aseptic environment.
• Escalating concerns promptly in line with local and national protocols.
• Supervising the dental nurse team and liaising with clinicians, senior leaders and colleagues to maintain the smooth running of the service.

Requirements

• GDC registration with professional indemnity and up-to-date immunisations.
• Substantial chairside experience (mixed procedures) with confident four-handed support.
• Excellent communication skills; calm, courteous and professional in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organisational skills and be reliable; flexible, motivated and a strong team player.
• Comfortable using dental software; accurate with notes and day-list management.
• Supervisory experience gained recently in a dental environment.

About us

We are an innovative DentalSocial Enterprise and a unique partnership between the University of Suffolkand Suffolk and North-East Essex Integrated Care Board that really wants tomake a different to people through the delivery of accessible NHS dental care. We are a purpose-led and values drivenorganisation. Our mission is clear; weare here to deliver ordinary dental care with extraordinary care. We care about the wellbeing of our staff andoffer a flexible suite of benefits.These include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Opportunities for professional development and CPD
• Uniform
• Supportive and collaborative work environment
• Flexible working arrangements to suit work-life balance

Job responsibilities

For more information, please see job description attached.

We recommend that you apply as soon as possible, even if theclosing date is in the future.

Applicationsreceived may be reviewed before the closing date and should we receive a highnumber of applications for this post, or high-quality applications whichdemonstrate suitability, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

We may holdinterviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right tooffer to a candidate prior to the closing date.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ in Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Award Level 3
• Certificate for the examination in the care of the service user by the awarding body, the National Examination Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) OR Certificate in Dental
• Radiography OR NEBDN Oral Health Certificate in Oral Health Education (or equivalent) OR Certificate in Extended duties Dental Nursing OR willing to work towards at least one of the above qualifications.
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• There are no desirable criteria

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.

University of Suffolk Dental CIC, James Hehir Building

£31,049 to £37,796 a yeardepending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

AC1456255IpsSDN

Job locations

University of Suffolk Dental CIC, James Hehir Building