Dental Nurse

Main area Orthodontics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (2 xMaternity cover until 14-03-2027 and 30-05-2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (2 posts available: end date varies) Job
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Site Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, UCLH Town London Salary £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 30/07/2026 23:59

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We are very excited to advertise a 12 months fixed-term contract (until 14/03/2027) Band 4 Dental nurse position at RNENTEDH in the following specialty:

• Floor 1 Adult Outpatients and Floor 2 Paediatric Dental Services

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of teamwork. We are fully committed to training and development of the Dental Nurses with support for continuing education and learning.

You will gain the opportunity to join a successful, dynamic dental team who have a passion for developing dental nurses and an interest in ensuring that you can maximise your developmental potential whilst gaining further skills and extended duties.

There will be an opportunity to develop your skills in providing more specialist care via training qualifications in sedation, Oral Health education, implantology etc.

We provide a varied and competency-based induction programme to support you in your development within the service.

The recruitment process involves the following stages:

• Application through NHS jobs
• Numeracy and Literacy assessment
• Interviews will be held on a Saturday and will include a tour of the hospital.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

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