Dental Nurse

Main area Dental Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (maternity cover, with possibility to extend) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 276-7512467-AC

Site Queen Vistoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2025 23:59

Job overview

Dental Nurse - Maternity Cover (9 months fixed term contract)

Maxillofacial Department

Are you looking for a new opportunity but within a supportive and caring team?

The Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for you. It is an exceptional place to work with the whole organisation focused on the patient. We have a fantastic international reputation and are proud of our heritage as pioneers of reconstructive surgery helping to rebuild our patient’s lives.

We are looking to recruit a Dental Nurse to cover 9 months maternity leave and join our busy and diverse team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with our Maxillofacial outpatient department comprising of a number of specialist areas such as Orthodontics, Orthognathics, Head & Neck Cancers, ENT, Trauma and Minor Oral Surgery.

Main duties of the job

- Assist with clinicians in orthodontics

- Help with running Maxillofacial and Head and neck Oncology clinics

- Help with facial trauma clinics

- Assist clinicians with MOS

We constantly strive for excellence, delivering high quality patient focused care. Our nursing teams are compassionate and empathetic who take pride in the high quality care they provide to all of our patients.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To provide specialist nursing support to maxillofacial clinicians, Orthodontists and hospital practitioners, within the department.

- To work as part of a team to provide a safe, effective, efficient care environment for patients, relatives and carers. Under supervision, be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. An expectation to be able to demonstrate procedures and supervise unqualified staff, and work without direct supervision.

- Honour the Trust’s Core Values by demonstrating appropriate behaviours and encouraging this in others.

- Apply the principals of the GDC Code at all times.

- Demonstrate commitment to quality patient care through effective team working.

Person specification

Qualifications

- GDC registration

- Radiography Certificate

- Orthodontic nurse certificate

Experience

- Basic Life Support

- Infection Control

- Orthodontic Experience

- Oral Surgery Experience

- Experience in Hospital Setting

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Additional Information

Name: Hannah Child
Job title: Department Manager, Maxillofacial Unit
Email: hannah.child@nhs.net
Telephone: 01342414211

Lead Dental Nurses: Michelle Standen / Emma Mann / Rachel Rye

Telephone: 01342 414000 ext 4708

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