Dental Nurse Manager​/Senior Dental Nurse Tutor

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Registered Dental Nurse to support the Dental Matron in the management of dental nurse teams supporting clinical care and delivering dental nurse education. The successful candidate will have experience in a managerial role within dental nursing and will be able to motivate and inspire teams to deliver clinical and educational excellence. In addition to having the responsibility for ensuring that the dental nurse resource is effectively utilised across the Directorate you will also be the focal point for issues relating to quality management, clinical governance, professional development and control of infection within the dental nursing team.

Interview Date:
Wednesday 21 January 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

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• To support the matron in directly managing the registered dental nursing team within the Dental Directorate ensuring effective deployment of the staffing resource to meet service needs.
• Support the dental nursing teams with optimisation of the digital programme.
• Assist in the organisation and co-ordination of work experience programmes within the Dental Hospital.

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.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from the following sites and services:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and other 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 the Careers page.

• To be a highly visible professional lead for Dental Nursing within the Dental Directorate establishing and maintaining professional standards within the dental nursing team.
• Directly manage the registered dental nursing team within the Dental Directorate ensuring effective deployment of the staffing resource to meet service needs.
• Be the focal point for control of infection, quality and governance issues within the dental nursing team linking with Directorate Clinical Specialty Leads, consultants, Trust-wide and Directorate governance and safety processes; in doing so ensure that delivered care is of the highest standard. To facilitate the professional development of registered dental nurses and apprentice dental nurses within the dental directorate.
• Organise and co-ordinate work experience programmes within the Dental Directorate.

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Registered Dental Nurse (RDN) with a wide range of clinical, educational and managerial experience
• Driving license and access to personal transport

Desirable criteria

• Qualified Dental Nurse Assessor
• Recognised teaching qualification e.g. Certificate in Further Education or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of RDN clinical practice, educational standards and qualifications
• Management/leadership experience

Desirable criteria

• Teaching/coaching experience
• Understanding of educational awarding body requirements and educational contracting processes
• Budgetary management experience
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety procedures

Skills & Abilities

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