Were Hiring a Full-Time Dental Nurse Competitive Salary: £26,500.00-£29,500.00* per annum, pro rata* Salary levels are discussed during interviews and are based on your qualifications and experience.
Location: Bodmin
Hours: 37.5 hours
Application deadline: 11th December 2025 We have the right to close this advert early.
Interview date: 17th December 2025 Are you passionate about helping others and making a real difference? Do you want to be part of a team where your work truly impacts your community, the environment, and the future of healthcare? Then Smile Together is the place for you!
Main duties of the job
About the Role: We are looking for a caring, motivated Dental Nurse to join our friendly, patient-focused team. Working across our modern practices and community locations, you will provide high-quality clinical support to our dentists and dental therapists while helping deliver exceptional patient care. Whether youre newly qualified or an experienced nurse looking for a fresh opportunity, Smile Together offers a supportive environment, opportunities to develop your skills, and the chance to contribute to meaningful community health initiatives.
Innovative Dental Nurse Career Pathway: Grow and develop within a supportive environment where you can pursue special interests, gain qualifications, and even care for your own list of patients in nurse‑led clinics. Additional qualifications include Radiography, IHS/IV Sedation and Fluoride Varnish, Oral Health Education. Salary levels are discussed during interviews and are based on your qualifications and experience.
About us
What Youll Do Provide chairside assistance to clinicians across general, urgent, and community dentistry settings. Maintain high standards of infection control and ensure surgeries are prepared and cleaned efficiently. Support the delivery of emergency and routine care, including special care and paediatric sessions. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering care both in‑practice and, when required, through community and outreach programmes. Engage with patients compassionately, helping to reduce anxiety and ensure they feel welcomed and supported. Assist with administrative tasks including record‑keeping, stock control, and patient preparation.
What Were Looking For GDC-registered Dental Nurse. A friendly, positive, and professional attitude with a passion for patient care. Strong teamwork skills and the ability to adapt within a dynamic clinical environment. Commitment to ongoing development and maintaining high clinical standards. Enthusiasm for Smile Togethers mission of improving oral health and reducing inequalities across Cornwall.
Why Join Us? were more than just a dental practice, were proud to be the UKs first dental practice to be B Corp certified a Community Interest Company (CIC) proud to be employee‑owned, giving our team a voice within the business, this means were committed to doing business differently for the benefit of our people, the communities we serve, and our planet.
GDC registration without conditions
Job responsibilities
Job Summary: To ensure the efficient day‑to‑day running of the dental practice and to work closely with the whole team to ensure that Smile Together provides timely, accessible, quality dental care to its patients.
When dental nursing the post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of clinical support to our dentists and therapists and play an integral role in the company as a whole.
The post holder will be required to provide a reliable, efficient and timely front of house service to ensure Smile Together exceeds patient expectations at every visit and provides a first‑class patient experience.
Travel to provide cover at other clinical locations within Smile Together will be required on occasions.
Key accountabilities:
* Assist the dentist during clinical procedures and make independent judgments with regard to equipment, instruments and materials
* Provide comprehensive reception cover when required including answering the telephone, booking appointments and welcoming patients to the practice ensuring accurate inputting of data into the practice system and maintaining patient confidentiality at all times
* Recognise and demonstrate understanding of the different journey a patient will experience depending on their treatment needs and the service being provided to them
* Assist in the provision of a mentoring programme to support Foundation Dental Nurses to expand their clinical skills
* Participate in the selection of, interview and onboarding of Trainee Dental Nurses
* Recognise and assist with any medical emergencies
* Provide clinical support for clinicians within a surgery setting, and give appropriate pre‑treatment and post‑treatment advice to patients
* Ensure high standards of patient care are maintained at all times
* Provide support and reassurance to patients undergoing dental procedures
* Monitor and maintain stock control with due regard to efficient use of resources
* Accurately record patient data, filing and archiving patient records
* A working knowledge of HTM 01‑05 document and Infection Control procedures
* Actively engage with Smile Together teams and participate in audit activities, planning and development sessions, and in‑house meetings etc
* Be responsible for safe working and practice on a day‑to‑day basis in sites of clinical activity, ensuring compliance with clinical governance and legislation, appropriate health, safety and security procedures within the work area, and reporting accidents, incidents and near misses using the Smile Together incident reporting procedure
* Undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the Practice Managers and Smile Together Management Team
* Hold full GDC registration without conditions
* Play a valuable part in contributing to the success of the organisation
* Be an ambassador for the companys vision, mission and values and demonstrate related behaviours
* To professionally represent Smile Together as an ambassador for the company in this role, leading by example
* Maintain and develop your clinical competency and continuing professional/personal development according to agreed training needs via our Smile Together Training Academy and Perform (appraisal and review system)
* Work alongside clinical and professional support colleagues in service improvement and facilitate ongoing organisational change and development
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NEBDN National Certificate in Dental Nursing, NVQ Level 3 in Dental Nursing (DN) or equivilent
* Full registration with the General Dental Council
Experience
* Competency in the common aspects of dental nursing and experience of a wide range of dental procedures acquired through training and clinical experience
* Trained to recognise and respond to medical emergencies (i.e. Immediate Life Support Techniques)
* Experience of mentoring newly qualified Dental Nurses and or student Dental Nurses
* Experience in the recruitment of Dental Nurses
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.
£26,500 to £29,500 a yearThis is dependent on Additional Qualifications
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