Senior Dental Nurse | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | 317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7359962/317-2025-30-32-DR |
Summary
We are seeking to appoint a fully Qualified Senior Dental Nurse who will lead a team of registered dental nurses supporting the delivery of care within the Community Dental Service.
The department provides a range of specialist treatment and assessment for patients on a Monday to Friday basis.
• Interview date: 27th August 2025
• Various hours
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
• As a Registered Dental Nurse you should have a broad range of dental nursing experience which would ideally include working within special care dentistry. Applicants should be able to manage an unpredictable workload whilst remaining calm and supportive to both patients and clinical staff.
• The post holder is expected to have an in-depth knowledge of cross infection procedures as well as good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills. A professional, yet sympathetic approach to patients is also required and must be able to work as part of a team or independently and have knowledge of health and safety procedures.
• Post qualification supervisory experience would be an advantage.
• The post holder will be expected to travel to all Community sites in the City therefore access to car is desired.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
· To directly manage the dental nursing team in the designated areas in doing so ensure the efficient and effective provision of dental nursing support to practising clinical staff.
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025
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