Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Nurse to join our team at Oak House Dental Centre within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Dental Service. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent communication skills to assist in the delivery of urgent, specialist and routine dental care.
Main duties
You must be a qualified dental nurse, with a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team. Post qualification in sedation is preferred but not essential. You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications and will have access to plentiful CPD and clinical supervision. The base for this post will be at Oak House Dental Centre; however, we also work closely with the team at Bacup PHCC. Oak House operates 365 days a year between 08:30 and 21:30 and also delivers treatment at weekends and Bank Holidays. This is due to us delivering urgent care treatment in and out of hours. Therefore, this post will require you to work flexibly over 7 days including evenings/weekends and bank holidays. This is done on a rota basis to allow cover. An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post.
About Us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision includes inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and well-being. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Details
* Date posted: 07 October 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
* Band: Band 4
* Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 per year pro rata
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Part-time
* Reference number: 351-SPS1484-CLK
* Job locations: Oak House Dental Centre, Accrington BB5 2ED
* Employer: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Job Description
Job responsibilities: Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
* Education - Essential: Qualified Dental Nurse registered with the GDC; Three or more of the following (or working towards a third): Certificate in Dental Radiography; Certificate in Oral Health Promotion; Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing; Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing; Certificate in Special Care Dentistry; Fluoride Application; Impression Taking
* Knowledge - Essential: Ability to work on own initiative; Ability to work as part of a team; Organisation/managerial ability
Experience - Essential
* Administrative Skills
* IT Skills
* Experience of assisting chairside in the dental surgery for a minimum of 2 years post qualification
Disclosure and Registration
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 (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers.
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