Dental Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity to join an established team, as a qualified Dental Nurse, providing support to and working alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure the provision of a high standard of patient care. This is a great opening to develop and expand your skills as a Dental Nurse.

You should be able to demonstrate a compassionate and caring approach to patients, be well organised, well presented, practice excellent Infection prevention and Control, be flexible in your approach to work, be able to work effectively as part of a team, as well as using their own initiative.

Clinics you will assist in are Oral surgery, Minor operations and Skin procedures under local anaesthetic, day surgery theatre lists, orthodontics, and adult and paediatric Restorative dentistry.

You are welcome to arrange an informal visit to our department prior to application for this post.

Main duties of the job

Provide chairside support to a range of clinicians in all specialities.

o Within the clinic, responsible for day to day management of the surgeries.o Responsible for accurate patient record keeping.o Training and supporting new staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Hold one of the following certificates: NEBDN National certificate in Dental Nursing S/NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare: Dental Nursing or Dental Hospital Certificate of proficiency in Dental Nursing. Or have the equivalent experience and eligible for the registration with the Dental Care Professionals register.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

  • Certificates in:- oConscious Sedation. oOral Health Education. oRadiography. oOrthodontic Nursing oImplants

Experience

Essential

  • Proven clinical practice in dental nursing skills and infection control practices

Desirable

  • Experience of mentoring and teaching junior staff
  • Experience of co-ordinating clinic in the absence of senior colleagues
  • Proven clinical practice in Implantology, Oral health education and Oral Surgery

Knowledge

Essential

  • Dental Nursing code of conduct and guidelines of professional practice.
  • Good theoretical and practical knowledge of Dental Nursing within the clinical area. (Orthodontics and Maxillo Facial)
  • Health and Safety awareness
  • Quality issues and Clinical Governance

Desirable

  • Awareness of risk management procedure

Skills

Essential

  • Proven verbal and written communication skills
  • Identify problems and recommend solutions
  • Time management, ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
  • Motivated to work collaboratively as a member of a mulita disciplinary team
  • Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural and emotional needs
  • Ability to achieve competency in the Trust’s IT system
  • Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressurised situations
  • Maintain confidentiality at all times

Desirable

  • Ability to induct and orientate new staff

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent
  • The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including some evening and off site working if needed.

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: 25 August 2026

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