# Dental Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-nurse/b31bb5a1-88fe-4863-aff4-2dbca626fa53 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dental-nurse/b31bb5a1-88fe-4863-aff4-2dbca626fa53.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust - **Location:** The County Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Dental nurse - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (1 extended hours session every week) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T10:10:56.388Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Herefordshire/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Dentistry/Dentistry-v8351828 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8351828?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Dental Nurse, full time 37.5 hours in Gaol Street . The workplan will include one extended hour session ( Monday) We welcome all applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. We are currently looking for an experienced Dental Nurse to provide excellent support to the dental team within the Dental Access Centre. Dedicated to providing the smooth and efficient running of the surgery in providing a high standard of dental care to the patients exclusively NHS routine and urgent dental care to people of all ages including those varied special care/additional needs and those who have had difficulty accessing GDS NHS dental care at sites across Herefordshire. You must be able to travel across Herefordshire occasionally in the delivery of dental care. ### Main duties of the job ### The Dental Access Centre is an NHS commissioned Community Dental Service which includes the provision of comprehensive routine and urgent oral health care to patients of all ages working with a wide range of patient’s groups including children and adults with special needs. The Dental Nurse is a key member of the dental health team devoted to the smooth and efficient running of the surgery to provide a high standard of dental care to the patients. The Dental Nurse will be expected to provide chairside support to a range of clinicians in the delivery of holistic, patient centred oral health care to a very broad range of both paediatric and adult patients many of whom will present with complex needs or to other vulnerable groups. Be able to communicate effectively with patients, all members of the dental team and other healthcare professionals including GP’s, and hospital staff where onward referral may be necessary ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Desirable** - Wide experience within NHS dentistry - Understanding of the remit of the Dental Access Centre ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - National Diploma for Dental Nursing - Good standard of Education - Registered with the General Dental Council **Desirable** - Continued interest and pursuit of relevant experience ### Skills, Knowledge & Abilities **Essential** - Flexible approach to working - Be able to communicate with patient groups and use skills to reassure patient where necessary - Able to work under pressure **Desirable** - Integrity ## Documents - [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985) - [229-sur-7658976 jdps (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10677266) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.