Band 6 Dental Nurse Manager | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	18 March 2026
Location:	Birmingham, B5 7EG
Company:	Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7801749/820-7735941-DEN-A

Summary

Please note, this is an internal vacancy and only employees of Birmingham Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC), Trust Bank and agency staff engaged with BCHC are eligible to apply at this time.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Band 6 Dental Nurse Manager for a 16month fixed term/secondment position based at Birmingham Dental Hospital with support a split portfolio.

x2 days (Monday & Second day TBC) - Unscheduled Dental Care, Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Special Care

x2 Days (Thursday/Friday) - Paediatrics , Orthodontics, Dental Outreach Centre

This role will include responsibility for the management and development of all support staff to ensure the smooth running of the Service. As a Dental Nurse Manager, you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, ability to manage change in clinical practice and processes. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgment and regularly supervise the workload of junior colleagues.

We are looking for an individual who is innovative, forward-thinking,, dynamic, flexible and has strong leadership qualities in a fast paced environment. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Dental Matrons, Service Mangers, Group Managers, Group Clinical Managers, Clinicians and Heads of Services.

Please refer to the enclosed job description and person specification for further details.

Main Duties

To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service BDH, CDS and mobile clinics and/or additional external sites as required to be the conduit for service-wide communication for certain specialities or a locality. This includes attendance at meetings on behalf of the Dental Matron.

Responsible for the ordering of equipment and stock ensuring efficient control of levels within one locality or certain specialities by vetting all orders and maintaining commitment accounting system. Support the Clinical Leads, Divisional Director of Nursing and Therapies, Heads of Service and Dental Matron in the financial management of the service.

Participate in the management and improvement of an integrated Dental Service to include the development of policies and protocols as appropriate.

Manage Dental Nurses and support staff at all grades including staff appraisal and development and identification of training needs. Co-ordinate post qualification training of Dental support staff.



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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Management and Leadership Responsibilities

1. Develop and empower all members of your team to perform to high standards and innovate.

2. Ensure supportive staff management arrangements are in place and carry out appraisals/personal development reviews (PDR’s) for direct reports. Ensure all staff in your team/s have annual PDR’s resulting in specific objectives and effective personal development plans

3. Develop staff knowledge and skills to promote equality and diversity and address inequalities both in employment and service delivery. Ensure specific equality objective are included in PDR’s.

4. Develop a working culture that ensures Health and Wellbeing and promotes a ‘Great Place to Work’ and Learning for staff.


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Feb 2026