NHS Professionals Limited

Dental Nurse

The closing date is 06 September 2025

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Job summary

Job Title: Band 5 Dental Nurse

Trust:Livewell Southwest

Location:Plymouth Dental Access Centre, Greenbank, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8NF

Ward:Dental

Shift Patterns:Monday-Friday: 6pm-9pm

Main duties of the job

Plymouth Community Dental Service is looking for experienced, friendly and supportive dental nurses to work alongside clinicians undertaking urgent care clinics provided to the people of Plymouth who are not registered with a dental practice.

Plymouth Community Dental Service is a referral based, specialist-led NHS dental provider providing high-quality specialist dentist services for the people of Plymouth and the local area, along with support with the routine dental need for paediatrics and urgent care.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£16.53 to £21.49 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0042-83299

Job locations

The Dental Access Centre

Baring Street

Plymouth

PL4 8NF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Dental Nurse works as part of the clinical team to provide clinical care to un-registered patient requiring emergency dental treatment. The post holder will work alongside a dentist and be responsible for the set up and close of the surgery for each session. It is important that the Dental Nurse maintains a strong patient focus and pro-active approach to dealing with problems.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Dental Nurse works as part of the clinical team to provide clinical care to un-registered patient requiring emergency dental treatment. The post holder will work alongside a dentist and be responsible for the set up and close of the surgery for each session. It is important that the Dental Nurse maintains a strong patient focus and pro-active approach to dealing with problems.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NEBDN qualification / City & Guilds NVQ3 in Dental Nursing
  • Registered as a Dental Nurse with the GDC with no restrictions

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 1 years dental nursing experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NEBDN qualification / City & Guilds NVQ3 in Dental Nursing
  • Registered as a Dental Nurse with the GDC with no restrictions

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 1 years dental nursing experience

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

The Dental Access Centre

Baring Street

Plymouth

PL4 8NF


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

The Dental Access Centre

Baring Street

Plymouth

PL4 8NF


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Robert Buckingham

robert.buckingham@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£16.53 to £21.49 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0042-83299

Job locations

The Dental Access Centre

Baring Street

Plymouth

PL4 8NF


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