# Dental Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dental technician
- **Salary:** £28392.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:50:58.334Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8103266
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8103266?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Orthodontic department at Southend University Hospital is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting teeth and jaws.ie tooth malocclusions. As the dental nurse in the department, you will assist the team in delivering excellence by way of safe, effective holistic care to all our patients.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will demonstrate effective leadership and communication skills, ensuring patients, colleagues, and families are treated with respect, dignity, and compassion at all times. They will communicate clearly and appropriately, maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information and utilising incident reporting systems where required. The role requires the ability to work independently, using initiative to support the delivery of safe and effective patient care.

Key responsibilities include preparing patients for consultations, examinations, orthodontic procedures, review appointments, and joint clinics with the Maxillofacial team. The post holder will support clinicians during procedures by confirming patient identity, assisting with clinical tasks such as retraction and aspiration, and managing exposure to bodily fluids in line with infection prevention standards.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- National/Diploma in Dental Nursing
- Assisting in Orthodontic procedures and practices

**Desirable**

- Orthodontic nursing certificate

### Communication Skills

**Essential**

- Good organisation and communication skills, both written and verbal.

**Desirable**

- Experience of IT systems.

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a practice/hospital environment as a Qualified Dental Nurse
- Donning/Doffing PPE

**Desirable**

- Orthodontic nursing in a hospital environment.

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [application form (doc, 233.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=581)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [band 4 dental technician jd (pdf, 480.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572914)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)

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