Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse - Restorative | Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Senior Dental Nurse - Restorative

Employer: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS foundation Trust

Location: Birmingham, B5 7EG

Contract Type: Contract

Closing Date: 01/07/2026

Senior Dental Nurses work within a skilled dental team, providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service, Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and additional external sites as required. Senior Dental Nurses will be responsible for the efficient operation in the Restorative Departments within the Birmingham Dental Hospital and will work alongside Specialist Dental Nurses to support the Division’s aim of providing high quality care for patients.

Post holders are expected to work flexibly across different sites/departments where dental treatment is provided, working autonomously to manage a team and exercising significant discretion with clinical and staffing issues. The role involves maintaining high standards of patient care, supporting dental services, managing clinical duties, ensuring equipment maintenance, and adhering to health and safety protocols.

Key responsibilities include:

• Staff training, auditing, risk management, incident handling, and liaising with departments for service improvement.
• Leadership duties such as managing Band 4 dental nurses, supervising apprentices, conducting performance reviews, ensuring compliance with GDC guidelines, and handling staff performance and absence.
• Training staff, ensuring mandatory training, mentoring, and evaluating apprentices.
• Budgetary responsibilities including stock control, ordering consumables, and supporting service needs.

For a detailed job description and personal specification see the attached information.