NHS

Band 4 Dental Nurse


Pay26,530.00 - 29,114.00 / year
LocationBirmingham/England
Employment typePart-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9820-25-0394?language=en&page=219&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?We are seeking enthusiastic, hard working dental nurses to join the Community Dental Nursing Team.

      We currently have a vacancy for a Band 4 Dental Nurse:

      7.5 hours / 0.2 WTE - Temporary for 12-months. Working day to be Thursday . Based in the Birmingham locality at Sparkbrook Health Centre.

      Working flexibly within the dental team to provide high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required, and at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH).

      Dental Nurses will be expected to work flexibly across the Community Dental Services (CDS).

      • To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service.
      • To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department.

      Main duties of the job

      Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service.

      To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required.

      To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required.

      To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.

      To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required.

      To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician

      To assist the Senior Dental Nurse in the smooth running of the Dental service.

      To support and assist clinicians including all student disciplines.

      To support and supervise all apprentice nurses, undergraduate groups.

      About us

      BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

      If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

      Details

      Date posted

      06 May 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 4

      Salary

      £26,530 to £29,114 a year Pro rata

      Contract

      Fixed term

      Duration

      12 months

      Working pattern

      Part-time

      Reference number

      820-7090247-DEN

      Job locations

      Sparkbrook Health Centre

      Birmingham

      B11 1LU


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job descriptions and person specifications for each vacancy

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Qualified Dental Nurse job descriptions and person specifications for each vacancy

      Person Specification

      Education

      Essential

      • Dental Nursing Qualification
      • Professional Registration with General Dental Council

      Desirable

      • Post Qualification in Concious Sedation
      • Other Dental Nursing post qualifications

      Experience

      Essential

      • Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties

      Desirable

      • Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities

      Skills and Knowledge

      Essential

      • To interact professionally with individuals
      • Understand the principles of confidentiality
      • Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing
      • Manual dexterity
      • Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
      • Organisational skills
      • Good general numeracy
      • Good working knowledge of cross infection procedures
      • Computer Skills
      • Knowledge of dental procedures
      Person Specification

      Education

      Essential

      • Dental Nursing Qualification
      • Professional Registration with General Dental Council

      Desirable

      • Post Qualification in Concious Sedation
      • Other Dental Nursing post qualifications

      Experience

      Essential

      • Relevant experience working as part of a dental team, e.g. General Practice, Hospital, other Primary Dental Services / Community Dental Services experiencing chair side duties

      Desirable

      • Experience of working with children, elderly, medically compromised patients, and patients with learning disabilities

      Skills and Knowledge

      Essential

      • To interact professionally with individuals
      • Understand the principles of confidentiality
      • Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing
      • Manual dexterity
      • Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative
      • Organisational skills
      • Good general numeracy
      • Good working knowledge of cross infection procedures
      • Computer Skills
      • Knowledge of dental procedures

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      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.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

      Address

      Sparkbrook Health Centre

      Birmingham

      B11 1LU


      Employer's website

      https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

      Address

      Sparkbrook Health Centre

      Birmingham

      B11 1LU


      Employer's website

      https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.