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Registered Dental Nurse
The closing date is 03 November 2025
An opportunity to join an established team, as a qualified Dental Nurse, providing support to and working alongside qualified dental staff and undergraduate's within the Community Dental Service in Newcastle upon Tyne
Mainly based in the Community across 4 sites (Arthurs Hill, Kenton, Molineux (Byker) & Walker).
The role will also require you to work anywhere within the Dental Directorate including Dental Hospital, Royal Victoria Infirmary & Freeman Hospital.
* Interview date: 20th November 2025
* 30 hours/week - over 4 days
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
* Providing support to patient's with additional needs i.e. medically compromised, learning difficulties & physical disabilities
* The post holder will act as a member of the dental team in the community dentistry working with and assisting dentists, higher specialist trainees, General Dental Practitioners, dental hygienists and therapists, post graduates including MSc students and dental students
* An experienced dental nurse is expected to demonstrate activities and provide supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and new, less experienced dental nurses
* Although based on a specific department in the dental directorate, the post holder will be required to work as necessary within any area of the hospital and other dental units within the Trust
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Freeman Hospital
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northumbria Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job responsibilities
* To provide chair‑side assistance (including patients being treated under General Anaesthetic) to all grades of dental staff and students working within the dental hospital.
* To prepare all instruments, equipment and materials required for treatment.
* To provide care and support for patients undergoing a variety of treatments.
* To provide pre and post operative instructions and advice, so maintaining a high standard of patient care at all times.
* To ensure patient confidentiality is always upheld.
* To provide administrative assistance with regard to liaising with patients and other external agencies.
* To provide clinical supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and other less experienced staff on a daily basis.
* To ensure that cross infection control, the cleanliness of the department, stock levels and equipment are well maintained.
Person Specification
Skill
* National Certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare (or equivalent qualification) Portfolio must be completed and signed
* Registration with General Dental Council
* Ability to organise own workload
* Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
* IT
* Specialist DN Skills i.e. Radiography, Sedation, Special Care
Knowledge
* Cross infection procedures
* Health & Safety issues
* CPD
* Clinical Governance Knowledge
* Maxillo‑Facial experience
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.
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