Dental Nurse

Main area Dentistry Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00) Job
-S4390-GB

Site Primary Care Dental Service, Charlotte Keel Health Centre Town Bristol Salary £27,485 - £30,162 pa or pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/03/2026 23:59

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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This position is for a float Dental Nurse, to provide clinical support in Primary Care Dental Service sites across Bristol, Bath and Weston.

As part of the team, you will be responsible for providing clinical chairside support for colleagues with a varied skill mix. Some of main responsibilities include processing dental instruments, daily testing and documentation of decontamination processes and equipment.

The role also involves some added administrative duties such as supporting the reception area when required.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

• National certificate in Dental Nursing or NVQ 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
• Completion of enhanced dental nurse courses such as fluoride application

• Able to work effectively with others as part of a team
• Ability to work under instruction and show initiative by prioritising and organising workload
• Competent in operating a computer
• Able to travel across sites

• Experience of a range of dental nursing work procedures and practices
• Experience of assisting with a diverse range of patients
• Experience of a variety of settings i.e., hospital, community clinic, NHS/Private Practice

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

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