# Qualified Dental Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Primary Care Careers.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Location:** 178 Bures Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0JQ, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Dental nurse
- **Salary:** £16.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28T13:02:45.084Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0908
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29739/qualified-dental-nurse.html
- **Employer website:** https://www.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/

## Job Content

### 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).

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience as a dental nurse.
- Friendly, reliable, understanding individual.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Dental Nursing Level 3 qualification.
- Current GDC registration.
- CPD to be up to date.

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