# Dental Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Liverpool
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Dental nurse
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Hours are worked from Monday - Friday including evening clinics.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-21T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-07T12:43:01.003Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dental/Dental-v8070064
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8070064?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Health and Care route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit Health and Care Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

This is an  exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Registered Dental Nurse to join the Outpatients Team, supporting our Specialised Paediatric Dental, Maxillofacial, Cleft Palate and Orthodontic Teams.

The post is based at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Fully registered with the General Dental Council with Personal Development Plan and CPD records.

The successful candidate must demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and also the core values of Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate both our Trust values and our culture of compassionate care.

(Hours are worked from Monday - Friday including evening clinics.)

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will work predominantly within the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.

- Role model behaviours in accordance with the Trust Behavioural Framework.
- Ensure best possible dental nursing care and practice including those with complex medical, physical and emotional needs.
- Provide close support to dentistry, maintaining high standards of patient care and infection control.
- Learn new skills in line with new practices, qualifications and modernisation.
- Have commitment to continuing professional development.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal oral and written skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff at all levels.
- Basic IT skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to work as part of a team.

### Experieince

**Essential**

- Recent experience of working as part of a dental team.

**Desirable**

- Experience of a hospital setting.

### Knowledge of

**Essential**

- Interest in oral health promotion.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the NHS as it relates to dentistry.

### Personal attributes

**Essential**

- Empathy and compassion with all patient groups, including those with special needs.
- A willingness to accept that flexibility is required to meet the challenging needs of the NHS.
- Proactive approach to team building.

### Education & Training

**Essential**

- Must be registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional.
- Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.
- Evidence of maintaining/updating relevant continued professional development with Personal development plan in accordance with enhanced CPD guidance.

**Desirable**

- Any post qualification certificate(s) in any of the following: Radiology, Sedation, Orthodontics, Oral Health.

## Documents

- [band 4. dental nurse (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367368)

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