Dental Nurse Specialist – Radiography Lead (Cov & Wark) Rugby Based
Dental Nurse Specialist - Radiography Lead (Cov & Wark) Rugby Based
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Interview Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
* Special Care Dentistry provides preventive and treatment oral care services for people who are unable to accept routine dental care because of some physical, intellectual, medical, emotional, sensory, mental or social impairment, or a combination of these factors.
* The post holder will support the clinical speciality to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care and that all Trust policies and procedures are adhered to. This will include chairside activity as well as supporting the Dental Management Team in the delivery of Dentistry training and development of the Service.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
Job responsibilities
* Ensure the radiology service is run efficiently and effectively and that all radiation safety requirements are met.
* Qualified Dental Nurse with the NEBDN certificate in Dental Radiography, will be able to act under prescription as an IR(ME)R operator, to safely take intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs of patients.
* To ensure a Quality Assurance program is undertaken within the service.
* To act as a Radiation Protection Supervisor support for the site and maintain good compliance with both local and national guidelines.
* Alert Service's Radiation Protection Supervisors and the Dental Nurse Management Team to issues which may affect learning, development and clinical performance.
* Prepare and participate in the annual performance review and appraisal.
* Ensure continuous update of knowledge including IRMER, Local rules, IRR.
* Reflect on performance within own role and professional boundaries and maintain a professional portfolio to reflect evidence-based practice.
* Provide training to clinical staff on the use of equipment on site.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
* National Certificate for Dental Nurses or similar
* Registered with the GDC
* Post-certification Qualification in Dental Radiography
* Leadership or Management Qualification
* Post-certification Qualification in Special Care Dental Nursing, Conscious Sedation, Oral Health Certificate
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of working with patients with Special Care requirements, medically compromised, phobic or high risk.
* Special care Dental Nursing in a community setting
Other
* Car driver / Owner willing to travel and work across all Coventry & Warwickshire Dental sites.
Skills and abilities
* Knowledge of a range of Dental procedures - particularly Dental Radiography
* Enthusiastic and motivated with the ability to motivate others
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.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
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