Dental Nurse Specialist - Sedation Lead; Cov & Wark - Leamington

Closing Date:
Sunday 28th June 2026

37.5 hours per week, Permanent, Salary: £32,073 – £39,043 per annum pro rata.

Interview Date:
Wednesday 8th July 2026.

• Ensure the efficient smooth running of all Sedation/GA lists and pre‑assessment clinical sessions for Coventry & Warwickshire Community Dental Service.
• Act as the primary lead and responsible nurse at all GA/Sedation sites across the county, ensuring appropriate coverage, continuity and best practice standards on a rotational basis.
• Support clinicians in the specialist Dental Service to provide high‑quality dental care for a wide range of patients with complex specialist needs, including medically compromised conditions, tolerance and access difficulties.
• Adapt and perform all duties at all sites, working flexible times as patients’ needs require.
• Safely and effectively operate the Sedation and General Anaesthesia clinical sessions and associated nursing team.
• Prioritise daily and weekly workload, ensuring correction and completion of tasks to maintain effective clinical care.
• Develop and monitor an order system to ensure all materials, sundries and instruments required are available for all Sedation sites.
• Set up a robust system to monitor stock levels and expiry dates of medicaments.
• Develop and implement best practice across all sedation sites to ensure smooth and efficient running of sedation sessions.
• Collaborate with the Booking and Access Team to collate paperwork, x-rays and blood test results as required for each sedation appointment.
• Maintain a system for each site to ensure that Special Care Dental Service instruments are made sterile and returned correctly after a sedation session, liaising with the HSDU department if any inadequacies are identified.
• Work Coventry & Warwickshire‑wide across all sedation sites on a rotational basis.
• Provide clinical assistance to a clinician during procedures ranging from full mouth examinations to minor oral surgery in a clinical setting.

• On‑site nursery
• 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working and in‑house training and development
• Buying and selling of annual leave
• Subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on‑site parking

Legal:
This role is advertised in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. Further details may be requested upon application.