Registered Dental Nurse

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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With a strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

We provide a wide range of hospital and community services, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical, neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit of providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and particularly those from under‑represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without every single member of our team.

The Prosthodontic department at Newcastle Dental Hospital delivers a varied range of routine and specialist dental treatment to a wide range of patients. Although our main focus is delivering prosthetic appliances to patients such as dentures, crowns and bridges, we also provide other conservation treatment within the restorative umbrella. We also deliver treatment and review patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer, patients who meet NHS criteria for implants, and treat patients with moderate to advanced periodontal disease with our hygienists and carry out surgical procedures for Endodontics.

The prosthodontic clinic’s dental nursing team works alongside staff of varying experience and undergraduate students.

You may be required to work on other dental departments within the Dental Hospital to cover absences at certain times.

• Interview Date: 20 January 2026
• 22 hours 30 minutes per week
• 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 will provide high standards of clinical care and support to postgraduate and undergraduate clinicians as well as various staff grades under the management of the Senior Dental Nurse. Your responsibilities include preparing and maintaining clinical areas, managing stocks of materials and equipment, and collecting and inputting data into the patient administration system. You will work on Level 5 of the Dental Hospital within the Prosthodontic Clinic, covering various treatment and new patient consultation clinics, and you may also work across other areas of the Dental Hospital and additional dental units within the trust.

• Provide chair‑side assistance (including patients treated under general anaesthetic) to all grades of dental staff and students.
• Prepare all instruments, equipment and materials required for treatment.
• Provide care and support for patients undergoing a variety of treatments.
• Offer pre‑ and post‑operative instructions and advice, maintaining a high standard of patient care at all times.
• Ensure patient confidentiality is always upheld.
• Provide administrative assistance when liaising with patients and external agencies.
• Provide clinical supervision and practical training to student dental nurses and less experienced staff daily.
• Mainta…