Dental Nurse

The closing date is 10th Sep 2026

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Job summary

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Dental Nurse to join a well established Special Care and Paediatric Service in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic NHS dental nurse looking to develop your skills and work within a supportive team environment?

What can we offer you?

Full-time or Part-time roles

Immediate start available

Career development across the practice with great team support

A caring and calm environment where our dedicated team of dental professionals can offer the best possible care for patients

A varied caseload - - every day brings new challenges

Immediate access to advice from experienced colleagues

Excellent opportunities to upskill in conscious sedation and domiciliary dentistry

Access to training to maintain your CPD and boost your clinical skills

Great Organisational Culture

Are you:
GDC registered?

Confident in delivering general NHS Dentistry?

Looking to build experience in treating children?

Interested in holistic care for vulnerable people?

Flexible and passionate about person centred care?

Please note that, due to budgetary limitations, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

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Main duties, tasks & skills required

Participate in clinical and surgical procedures, providing chaperone and clinical support to Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure the smooth running of clinics and provide cover in other areas of the service in case of staff leave or absence, often at short notice.

Provide advice on oral hygiene and peri-operative care; and provide personal care associated with surgical procedures.

Operate specialist dental equipment as prescribed by Dental Officer and Dental Therapist. Ensure all medical devices have had the routine daily/weekly monthly checks completed and documented prior to use.

Carry out routine daily weekly and monthly checks to ensure emergency drugs and resuscitation equipment is in date and working. Ensure all documentation has been completed.

Ensure the dental environment is kept clean and free of clutter, ensuring dental materials are in date, stocks replenished and medicines are stored in accordance with Trust Policy.

Comply with Trust arrangements for mandatory/essential training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Take responsibility for CPD to meet registration requirements of General Dental Council.

Undertake appropriate CPD within specialty area.

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About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

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Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential

Current full Registration as Dental Nurse with General Dental Council

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Additional Criteria

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Essential

Full driving licence to travel to other clinics and to drive a Domiciliary van

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

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UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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For help with your application, contact:
Lavinia Ellis

[email protected]

07789271543

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Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

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Band

Band 4

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Salary

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£28392.00 to £31157.00 Yearly

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Contract

Permanent

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Working pattern

Part-Time, Full-Time

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Reference number

348-CSS-12353

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Job locations

Bitterne Health Centre

Commercial Street

Southampton

Hampshire

SO18 6BT

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Royal South Hants Hospital

Graham Road

Southampton

Hampshire

SO14 0YG

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Pickles Coppice

65 Windemere Avenue

Southampton

Hampshire

SO16 9QX

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Cowes Special Care Dental Service

200 Newport Road

Cowes

Isle of Wight

PO31 7ER

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Hythe Hospital

Beaulieu Road

Hythe

Hampshire

SO45 4ZB

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Attachments

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Job Description

HIOW Dental Nurse June 2025.pdf – 436KB Opens in a new window

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Additional document 1

EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window

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