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Dental Nurse

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford, BD18 3LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

21 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

The Community Dental service has an exciting opportunity for a registered dental nurse who has a passion for working with vulnerable and medically com...

  • To provide chair side and clerical assistance to Consultants, Specialists, Senior Dentists, Dentists, Hygienists and Dental Therapists
  • To be responsible for the day to day operational running of any of the Community Dental Service sites

Closing date: 21st October 2026

Shortlisting: 22nd October 2026 onwards

Interviews: To be held on the evenings of 2nd and 3rd November 2026

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered with the General Dental Council
  • 2 years post qualification experience
  • National Certificate of the Examining Board for Dental Nurses or equivalent.

Desirable

  • To hold or be willing to work towards a post qualification in either conscious sedation, fluoride varnish, radiography, special care or equivalent experience.

Training

Essential

  • Willingness to participate in any in-post training programmes required including but not exclusively inhalation sedation, general anaesthetic and domiciliary care
  • Demonstrate a commitment to CPD.

Knowledge

Essential: - Current dental knowledge; - Knowledge of the GDC standards

Desirable: - Post qualification in dental subject or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience, answering the telephone, booking appointments, dealing with enquires and collecting patient charges.
  • Current dental nursing experience.

Desirable: - Experience of working within a Community Dental Service.; - Experience of working with vulnerable and medically complex groups.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

1 October 2026

Last checked

2 October 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

BDC
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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