# Qualified Dental Nurse for Paediatric Dentistry

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Bartholomew's Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dental nurse
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inc pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T16:00:58.928Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Paediatric_Dentistry/Paediatric_Dentistry-v8375145
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8375145?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are currently recruiting for a Qualified Dental Nurse to join our team. This is a permanent, 4 days per week role that will be mainly based in the Paediatric Dental Department at The Royal London Dental Hospital in Whitechapel.

The Paediatric Dental Department is formed of a multidisciplinary team which provides a range of dental treatment to our patients, including delivery of care using conscious sedation and general anaesthesia. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with a range of staff including consultants, specialist dentist’s and post graduate students.

You will be joining an organisation in which safe and compassionate care is at the heart of what we do, and that includes our staff. We have numerous staff benefits as well as providing subscription to a training package which supports our Dental Nurses in completing their annual GDC eCPD.

For further information, or to arrange a visit to the hospital please contact: Tracey Knight, Paediatric Lead Dental Nurse, 0203 594 6140 or Tracey.Knight6@nhs.net.

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

### Main duties of the job

The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

### 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

### Other

**Essential**

- Demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge
- Ability to identify own learning needs and interests
- Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to be able to carry out current job role
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and to support others to manage risk.

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise care
- Ability to monitor the quality of own and others work
- Ability to identify and access the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- GDC Registration
- Evidence of continued professional development

### Experience

**Essential**

- Good level of experience working as a qualified Dental Nurse

**Desirable**

- Previous experience within a hospital or similar setting

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- A Dental Nurse qualification recognized by the GDC as a route to qualification

**Desirable**

- Post Certificate Qualification in Conscious Sedation Dental Nursing

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 514.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10703291)
- [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120)

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