Overview
An opportunity to join an established team as a qualified Dental Nurse, providing support to and working alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care. This is a great opening to develop and expand your skills as a Dental Nurse.
You should be able to demonstrate a compassionate and caring approach to patients, be well organized, well presented, practice excellent Infection prevention and Control, be flexible in your approach to work, be able to work effectively as part of a team, as well as using your own initiative.
Clinics and Roles
Clinics you will assist in are Oral surgery, Minor operations and Skin procedures under local anaesthetic. Day surgery theatre lists. Orthodontics. Adult and paediatric Restorative dentistry.
You are welcome to arrange an informal visit to our department prior to application for this post.
Responsibilities
* Provide chairside support to a range of clinicians in all specialities.
* Within the clinic, responsible for day to day management of the surgeries.
* Responsible for accurate patient record keeping.
* Training and supporting new staff.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Additional Details
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: a Graduate visa or will have completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before your anticipated start date; or the Trust has agreed Sponsorship as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 17 February 2026. Interviews are due to be held on 3 March 2026.
Benefits
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme includes reduced-cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise on-site parking for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 at a reduced cost for colleagues. We launched staff pod break spaces in the Deakin Centre, including a colleague-only café with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Application details
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces. This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026.
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