Bank Dental Nurse: Sponsorship Available

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified dental
nurse to work in our busy Oral Surgery Outpatient Department on the bank. The
ideal person will be an enthusiastic hard working person. The successful
candidate must hold a current GDC registration. The successful candidate must
have excellent communication skills and a positive approach to patient centered
care. In this role, you’ll work alongside a supportive team comitted to
clinical excellence and provide outstanding patient care.

Main duties of the job

As
the qualified bank dental nurse you will assist the clinician in all oral
surgery procedures, providing

support and advice to the
patient in the oral surgery department. You will demonstrate compliance with
the responsibilities and registration to practice with the General Dental
Council.

Person Specification

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of all dental procedures.
  • Assisting the dental officer in all clinical dental procedures.

Desirable

  • Dealing effectively with medically compromised patients.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant chairside experience

Desirable

  • Supervising of junior dental nurses.

Special Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to organise own and the work of others whilst under pressure.

Desirable

  • Hold a current post within a general dental practice.

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • GDC Registration of Dental Nurses

Desirable

  • Evidence of PDP and continuous education.

Qualifications

Essential

  • NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing
  • Minumum of 4 GCSE’s
  • Verifiable Professional Development hours.

Desirable

  • Experience of assisting in oral surgery procedures.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 29 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.