Job requirements
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Previous experience as a dental nurse.
- Experience
Friendly, reliable, understanding individual.
- Qualifications
Dental Nursing Level 3 qualification.
- Qualifications
Current GDC registration.
- Qualifications
CPD to be up to date.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Great Cornard Dental Practice is looking for two dental nurses to join their busy practice, on a full-time basis, working 08:30 - 17:30, Monday to Friday, with a 1 hour lunchbreak each day. We are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.
The primary responsibility of the role will be to provide clinical support for a wide range of NHS treatments across a broad client base, working alongside the practice principal.
Main duties of the job
- Assisting in the full range of dental care provided to patients, from supporting with routine examinations to advanced specialist treatments.
- Welcoming patients and reassuring them of the treatments.
- Providing chair support whilst patients receive treatments, responding quickly to requests.
- Assisting with all aspects of patient dental care and treatment including check-ups to fillings, x-rays to decontamination.
- Preparing and mixing dental materials.
- Maintaining and updating patient records.
- Stock control.
- Reassuring patients, responding to individual patient needs.
- Undertaking reception duties e.g. greeting service users, answering the telephone, making appointments, explaining service user charges and collecting service user charges.
- Liaising with the practice principal to maintain the effective running of the dental practice.
About us
Great Cornard Dental Practice provides NHS dental services to patients in the local Sudbury area. We offer:
- 20 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Free on-site car-parking
Details
- Date posted: 28 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £16 an hour Up to DOE
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 29739-1
- Job locations: 178 Bures Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0JQ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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This advert is for Qualified Dental Nurse with Primary Care Careers in Sudbury, England. It is listed as a Dental nurse role. The advertised salary is £16.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Oct 2026.
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