Senior Dental Nurse

Job summary To organise and work alongside other Dental Nurses and as directed by the Principal Dental Nurse. This includes overseeing the efficient running of clinics and supporting where required within our community site clinics, domiciliary visits, Mobile Dental Unit, and theatre lists. To work with autonomy, and manage team members whilst fostering a courteous, positive, and professional manner always. To provide high standards of dental nursing care, and chairside assistance throughout the department. Chairside assistance involves working with patients that have complex dental and medical needs, assisting with conscious sedation (if a suitable qualification is held), specialised procedures, maintaining and completing environmental and instrument decontamination processes, preparation of equipment for procedures and providing pre-operative and post-operative care. Only candidates with current GDC registration can be considered for this position. Main duties of the job Provide support to the Principal Dental Nurse and deputise in their absence. Manage a group of Dental Nurses within your designated area. Carry out duties of other senior nurses during any absence. Be able to train, update and assess trainee and qualified Dental Nurses at specified dental clinics. To ensure the provision of an efficient and effective service. To facilitate the development of Dental Nurses' knowledge in all aspects of dentistry. Supervise a range of work activities appropriate to trainee and qualified Dental Nurses across sites and mobile dental units as is necessary for the smooth running of the Dental Service. Maintain effective communication with the public and staff on a full range of issues, some potentially complex. Ensure Continuing Professional Development is current, up to date and maintained. The post holder will be required to work within the specialist clinical disciplines of Special Care Dental. To organise the efficient running of clinics in Special Care Dental. Provide chair side nursing assistance in Special Care Dental procedures. Assisting clinicians with specialised procedures, preparing and decontaminating instruments, handling instruments, providing patients with pre and post-operative care. To be accountable for own professional actions under General Dental Council guidelines, codes of practice. Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisational and departmental objectives. About us The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly. Details Date posted 16 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 225-DIV1-8206408 Job locations Pennfields health Centre (All SCDS sites) Upper Zoar Street Wolverhampton WV3 0JH United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Experience Essential Must have valid GDC registration Must have clinical experience, post registration experience. experience of working within special care dentistry in either community or hospital setting. Must have experience/knowledge of leading on a service requirement. Desirable Experience of line management Experience of domiciliary care Experience of assisting with treatment with conscious sedation (IV and/or RA) Must have experience/knowledge of leading on a service requirement. Clinical Duties To undertake chair side duties as and when required for the smooth running of the Dental Services. This includes a substantial clinical commitment within your clinical area of responsibility, as directed by the Principal Dental Nurse. To maintain and extend a good working up-to-date knowledge of dental procedures and to identify areas of personal development to ensure high standards are achieved. To assist the Dental surgeon with specialised programmes of care i.e. surgical and non-surgical interventions. To be responsible for preparing the clinic and the necessary instrumentation for specialised procedures without direct supervision. To undertake daily duties without direct supervision with Pri