# Senior Dental Nurse B5 PCDS > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Bristol NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dental-nurse-b5-pcds/2b8d27bd-97a1-4a57-8f9e-c834e9643e75 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-dental-nurse-b5-pcds/2b8d27bd-97a1-4a57-8f9e-c834e9643e75.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Bristol NHS Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Dental nurse - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Tuesday & Thursday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T12:20:34.803Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bath/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dentistry/Dentistry-v8182837 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8182837?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nbt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will carry out a full range of dental nursing duties and provide senior-level dental nursing care for a wide range of patients. This will include special care and medically compromised patients, patients undergoing oral surgery, paediatrics, conscious sedation.Additionally, you will participate in clinical and environmental audits (i.e., infection control) and undertake a link nurse role. In the absence of the Dental Nurse Manager, you will provide day-to day management of your designated dental service and be able to work flexibly across other dental services, including those delivered in satellite centres within the community. We will consider applications from applicants that are enrolled on a post qualification course as a development post ### Main duties of the job Communicate effectively and efficiently with relevant clinicians, staff, professional bodies, and external agencies, such as social services, school nurses or GP Practices. - Reassure nervous and new patients, identify where there may be communication difficulties, learning disabilities or autism, or other complex medical needs. Demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity when providing care for patients, relatives, and colleagues. Contribute to sharing good practice within the designated dental service and across the wider dental services as appropriate. Promote a positive image of Bristol NHS foundation trust. Promote and maintain a good working relationship with work colleagues. Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude in line with the Trust Code of Conduct. Provide day to day management of the department and Dental nurse team. Responsibilities include: Managing staff absence Arrange repair of equipment Complete staff appraisals and 1:1s Manage annual leave requests Support staff on performance management Assist with managing patient complaints Lead team briefings Work chairside with a range of dental treatments ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. Please note that within this role you may be asked to occasionally provide cross site cover in PCDS sites across Bristol, Bath and Weson. We will consider applications from applicants that are enrolled on a post qualification course as a development post ## Person Specification ### experience **Essential** - Enhanced knowledge of a range of dental nursing procedures - Experience of assisting with a diverse range of patients - Experience of being part of a quality improvement project and understanding the underpinning principles ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - National Diploma in Dental Nursing (or equivalent Level 3 Dental Nursing qualification) - Valid GDC registration - Post registration qualification in Conscious Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Health Education, Dental Radiography, Implantology or Orthodontics ### Knowledge, skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to prioritise - Able to work effectively with others as part of a team - Ability to work under instruction and show initiative by prioritising and organising workload ## Documents - [jd pcds senior dental nurse (pdf, 840.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10486337) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.