Job overview
Are you a qualified Dental Nurse?
Do you want to develop your specialist skills within dental nursing?
Bristol Dental Hospital is a Centre of Excellence providing routine and specialist clinical dental services for the South-West. Committed to delivering exceptional patient care and investing in the development of our staff, we are seeking dedicated and skilled Band 4 Dental Nurses to join our Dental Nursing Team.
We have opportunities available within Child Dental Health. The specialities covered within this department are:
Paediatric Dentistry
Orthodontics
Cleft Services.
You will be part of the dental nurse service, providing a high standard of care, demonstrating strong clinical dental nursing skills whilst being apart of a hard working and motivated team. You will continue to develop your skills by providing close support to clinical staff, and mentor the student dental nurses during their placements.
Candidates must hold a recognised Dental Nurse Qualification.
Main duties of the job
As a Dental Nurse at UHBW, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality dental care to our patients. Working closely with our dental professionals, you will ensure the smooth operation of our clinics and contribute to our commitment to improving oral health in the community. This will involve, but not limited to:
- Monitor and maintain a high standard of cleanliness and infection control in line with current codes of practice and trust policy.
- Provide four handed dentistry throughout the patient’s treatment, anticipating the clinicians needs and any possible complications which may arise including assisting the management of medical and dental emergencies.
- To provide clinical support and advice for the dental team.
- To identify each patient’s medical, dental, and personal needs within a wide range of treatments and procedures before, during and after the patient is discharged from clinic.
- Advise triage and prioritise dental emergency patients to ensure they receive the most appropriate care in a timely way.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Please note that within this role you will be required to work across all of the departments specialities, this will also include supporting with theatre list.
Person specification
Aptitudes
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills at all levels
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated, and able to inspire others
- Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self-awareness, self-management, and drive for improvement
- Analytical
- Personal resilience
- Flexibility e.g. changing rota duties
- Able to use own initiative
- Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Team Player
- Innovative
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work effectively with others as part of a team
- Ability to work under instruction and show initiative by prioritising and organising workload
- Competent in operating a computer
- Good communication skills
- Ability to carry out routine/repetitive activities
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
- Dexterity – ability to handle/manoeuvre equipment/instruments across a wide range of sizes, weights and environments
- Manual handling – ability to manoeuvre trolleys and instrumentation boxes in line with trust policy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of a range of dental nursing work procedures and practices
Desirable
- Experience of assisting with a diverse range of patients
- Experience of a variety of settings i.e., hospital, community clinic, NHS/Private Practice
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- National certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ level 3 Dental Nursing qualification
- Valid GDC registration
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in Conscious Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Health Education, Dental Radiography, Implantology or Orthodontics
- Completion of enhanced dental nurse courses such as fluoride application
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This advert is for Dental Nurse with University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Dental nurse role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa or pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Jul 2026.
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