Dental Nurse

Main area Dental Nurse Grade Band 4 Contract 12 months (12 Months Fixed Term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Employer Community Dental Services CIC Employer type NHS Site Westcotes Dental Clinic & Merlyn Vaz Town Leicester Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum (pro rata if part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 16/08/2026 23:59

Hours:

Full Time, 37.5 Hours, 5 days (part time considered)

Bases:
Westcotes Dental Clinic, Fosse Road South, Leicester, LE3 0LP

Merlyn Vaz Health & Social Care Centre, Spinney Hill Road, Leicester, LE5 3GH

Do you want to make a difference? If so, why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?

If your answer is ‘yes’ and you see yourself as a caring, compassionate, flexible and approachable person where you will be appreciated by patients and the team, then this is the place for you.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base which includes adults and children, patients with additional needs, phobics and the elderly. Extended duties would be a distinct advantage.

Your good communication skills and effortless ways of making people feel at ease will come in really handy when providing valuable support at these clinics.

Your main bases will be Westcotes Dental Clinic and Merlyn Vaz Dental Clinic, but you will support other CDS clinics in Leicestershire too, so car drivers are essential.

We would like you to have a welcoming and positive approach for our patients and be an upbeat and reliable member of the team.

Our clinical sessions run between Monday to Saturday 8 .30am – 5.00pm, Saturdays on a rotational basis, a nd we will need you to be flexible in your approach to work.

• Full time, 12 Months FTC contract, 37.5 hours per week (part time considered)
• Starting salary gross £28,392 per year (pro rata if part time)
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time)
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD
• Support with training for your wider professional development
• Uniforms provided
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives

Please ensure that you read the Job Description, which also includes the person specification, before applying.

For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description.

• Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.