Dental Nurse

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

The closing date is 06 January 2026

Worcestershire Community Dentalservices is a county wide service seeing patients on a referral basis, our patients have additional needs such as medically compromised, phobia's, special needs, autism, looked after adults and children. We are looking for a Qualified Dental nurse who is also friendly, reliable, understanding individual who wants to make a difference to the dental care we deliver to our patients.

We cover dentistry in patients homes, hospitals and clinic based. We offer treatment via sedation local and general anaesthetics. You will work alongside consultants and specialists and highly experienced dental clinicians, therapists, nurses and receptionists. In our most recent CQC evaluation the community dental team were rated outstanding for caring.

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites

• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Highly regarded NHS Pension Scheme
• A supportive, structured induction programme for all new starters
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Health and wellbeing including occupational health service, access to physiotherapy and priority access to mental health services

This is a part time post working 30 hours per week. However, we would consider less hours for the successful candidate but would have to be a minimum of 15 hours.

Your primary responsibility will be to provide clinical support in a wide range of treatments for a broad client base, extended duties would be a distinct advantage but not 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, be able to work well in challenging situations and maintain excellent cross infection.

Our clinical sessions run Monday to Friday 8:45 to 12:30 and 13:15 to 17:00

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our website.

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• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day-to-day basis.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use the initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Be a key member of the dental team, working with Dentists and Therapists to assist in the smooth organisation of the surgery to give a high standard of care to patients.
• Undertakes surgery duties on a daily basis with occasional reception duties associated with the needs of Worcestershire Community Dental Service.
• Work at clinics across Worcestershire.
• Registered with the General Dental Council and…