Dental Nurse Specialist – Sedation Lead (Cov & Wark) – Leamington Base: Sponsorship Available

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Job summary

Dental Nurse Specialist – Sedation Lead (Cov & Wark) – Leamington Base

37.5 hours per week (Part time available)

Permanent

Salary: £32,073 – £39,043 per annum pro rata

Closing Date: Sunday 4th October 2026

Interview Date: Wednesday 21st October 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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  • To ensure the efficient smooth running of all Sedation/GA lists and pre-assessment clinical sessions for Coventry & Warwickshire Community Dental Service.
  • To be the primary lead and responsible nurse at all GA / Sedation sites across the county, ensuring on a rotational basis, appropriate coverage, continuity and best practice standards at all times.
  • To support Clinicians in the specialist Dental Service to provide high quality dental care for a wide range of patients with complex specialist needs, including medically compromised conditions, tolerance and access difficulties.
  • To be adaptable and perform all duties at all sites, and to work flexible times as patients’ needs require.

Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for the safe and effective operation of the Sedation and General Anaesthesia clinical sessions and associated nursing team.
  • Prioritising of daily and weekly workload ensuring correction and completion of tasks to ensure effective clinical care.
  • To develop and monitor an order system to ensure all materials, sundries and instruments required are available for all Sedation sites.
  • To set-up a robust system to monitor stock levels and expiry dates of medicaments.
  • To develop and implement best practice in all sedation sites to ensure the smooth and efficient running of sedation sessions.
  • To work in partnership with the Booking and Access Team to collate all paperwork, x-rays, and blood test results as required for the individual’s sedation appointment.
  • To develop and maintain a system for each site to ensure that Special Care Dental Service instruments are made sterile and returned correctly following a sedation session and to liaise with HSDU department, if any inadequacies are identified in provision of service.
  • To work Coventry & Warwickshire-wide across at all sedation sites on a rotational basis.
  • To provide clinical assistance for a Clinician in the performance of their clinical duties which cover a range of procedures from full mouth dental examinations to minor oral surgery, in a clinical setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

  • National Certificate for Dental Nurses or similar
  • Registered with the GDC
  • Specialist training in Intravenous sedation
  • additional post-Certification Qualification in Dental Nursing, Conscious Sedation

Desirable

  • Leadership or Management Qualification
  • Post-certification Qualification in Special Care Dental Nursing, Dental Radiography, Oral Health Certificate

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Working with patients with special care requirements, medically compromised, phobic and high risk

Desirable

  • Special care Dental Nursing in a community setting

Other

Essential

  • Car owner/driver willing to travel and work across all Coventry & Warwickshire Dental sites

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Knowledge of a range of Dental procedures – particularly in Conscious sedation
  • 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.

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: 4 October 2026

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