Registered Dental Nurse

Job summary

NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours per Week: Full time, 37.5

Position type: Temporary 12 months

We are looking for a Registered Band 4 Dental Nurse to join us part time in our busy Maxillofacial Department. Assisting our Consultants' and clinicians working across all specialities, which include Oral Surgery, Maxillofacial, Restorative and Orthodontics, on a rotational basis. Ideally the candidate would need to be an excellent team member and communicator, self-motivated and caring.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide and maintain high standards of care for all patients with physical disabilities and patients of the unit severe/complex medical conditions, including cancer.
• To liaise and support MDT in a flexible and friendly manner.
• To provide patients with support and to maintain high standards of patient assistance including treatment and care, adhering to hospital and dental progress reports nursing procedures.
• Preparation of surgery to include Maintain the professional approach necessary instruments and equipment required by the Department.
• To undertake the care and cleaning of Maintain the Trust standards in infection the instruments used. Reporting all items control in need of repair or replacement.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans' status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Details

• Date posted: 03 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2364K
• Job locations: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

• To maintain high standards of patient care and adhere to hospital policy and procedures. To participate in achievement of quantity standards and in quality monitoring, with particular emphasis on waiting times in clinics and on customer care in addition to high standards of clinical care.
• To prepare surgeries, including preparation of instruments and equipment for all Dental/Surgical procedures.
• To liaise with and assist clinical, medical and dental staff in all procedures.
• To attend peripheral clinics, providing nursing and radiography support when appropriate.
• To provide oral health education to patients on treatment, oral hygiene, dietary needs and other health promotion areas as relevant and to provide information, advice and support regarding their treatment.
• To ensure medical equipment and instruments are checked, maintained and suitable for their purposes, reporting any defect to the nurse manager and assisting in arrangement for repair and replacement.
• To make patient appointments when appropriate, inputting data into hospital and departmental information system, and obtaining necessary information from such systems.
• To report any complaints to the Clinical Nurse Manager, participating in complaints investigation and completing report forms as necessary.
• To assist in stock control, maintenance of adequate stock levels. Conduct stock takes when required.
• To participate in departmental Audits and collate information when required.
• To assist in the training of new Dental Nurses and act as a mentor when required.
• To attend departmental meetings and training sessions.
• To use all relevant qualifications gained such as, tracing cephalometric radiographs, taking dental photos, assist in dental implants and the taking of dental radiographs.
• To participate in individual performance reviews.
• To adhere to all health and safety policies and be aware of all policies and procedures within the department/trust.
• To undertake any other appropriate duties as maybe assigned by clinical nurse manager and/or Clinical Director.

For full job details please refer to enclosed job description.