Dental Nurse

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The closing date is 19 January 2026

Band/Salary: Band 4 - £27, 485 to £30,162
Duration of

Contract:

Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Monday/Wednesday/Friday).
Base: Oak House Dental Centre
Location covers: Various Clinics across Lancashire and South Cumbria Footprint

Band/Salary: Band 4 - £27, 485 to £30,162
Duration of

Contract:

Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday).
Base: Darwen Health Centre
Location covers: Various Clinics across Lancashire and South Cumbria Footprint

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Dental Service is looking to recruit an enthusiastic highly motivated registered dental nurse to join our dental team. We provide several services including special care, urgent care, paediatric dentistry and teaching across Central and East Lancashire. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills; initiative drive and the ability to work within a team.

We run a 7 day a week service from Oak House Dental Centre; therefore, post 1 will require you to work flexibly over 7 days on a rota basis including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

We look forward to you working with us by joining our motivated, friendly and dynamic teams.

For further details / informal visits contact - Claire Fletcher on

An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post

You must be a qualified dental nurse, with a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team. Post qualification in sedation is preferred but not essential. You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications will have access to plentiful CPD and clinical supervision.

You will mainly work at your base clinic; however, you may also be required to work at our other clinics, covering sickness and annual leave.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options  more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

• Qualified Dental Nurse Registered with the GDC
• Three or more of the following (or working towards a 3rd):
  Certificate in Dental Radiography Certificate in Oral Health Promotion Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing Certificate in Dental Anaesthetic Nursing Certificate in Special Care Dentistry Fluoride Application Impression Taking

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Organisation/managerial ability

• Administrative Skills
• IT Skills
• Experience of assisting chairside in the dental surgery for a minimum of 2 years post qualification

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)