Bank Dental Nurse

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 October 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a qualified dental nurse to work in our busy Oral Surgery Outpatient Department on the bank. Theideal person will be an enthusiastic hard working person. The successful candidate must hold a current GDC registration. The successful candidate musthave excellent communication skills and a positive approach to patient centered care. In this role, you'll work alongside a supportive team comitted to clinical excellence and provide outstanding patient care.

Asthe qualified bank dental nurse you will assist the clinician in all oral surgery procedures, providing

support and advice to the patient in the oral surgery department. You will demonstrate compliance withthe responsibilities and registration to practice with the General Dental Council.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Description s can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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Weare looking for a dedicated professional to join our dynamic Oral Surgery service on the bank.

You will work as part of ateam providing a high level of clinical care within the Oral Surgery Service.

Aswell as working in Clinics you will be trained to work within a theatre setting assisting in local anaesthetic lists, and working within the multi-disciplinary team in the head and neck oncology clinics.

• Knowledge of all dental procedures.
• Assisting the dental officer in all clinical dental procedures.
• Dealing effectively with medically compromised patients.

• Supervising of junior dental nurses.

• Ability to organise own and the work of others whilst under pressure.
• Hold a current post within a general dental practice.

• GDC Registration of Dental Nurses
• Evidence of PDP and continuous education.

• NEBDN National Diploma in Dental Nursing
• Minumum of 4 GCSE's
• Verifiable Professional Development hours.
• Experience of assisting in oral surgery procedures.

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust