Senior Dental Nurse

Job summary Welcome to FCMS! FCMS is commissioned by the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) to provide NHS urgent and emergency dental care services across Lancashire, operating from sites in Blackpool, Morecambe, Blackburn and Burnley. Our service operates 365 days a year, delivering high-quality, patient-centred urgent dental care during evenings, weekends, bank holidays and out-of-hours periods. We are seeking a caring, compassionate and an approachable individual. You must be a people person, be able to communicate warmly with patients and team members. As a visible leader within the team, you will be approachable, reliable and committed to developing both yourself and those around you. You will enjoy working collaboratively, contributing ideas for improvement and helping to create an environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to perform at their best. Most importantly, you will share our values, bring energy and enthusiasm to the role, and understand the importance of building strong relationships whilst having fun along the way Pay: £15.23 per hour, Weekend & Bank Holiday Enhancements. Hours: 20 hours per week with flexible working Base: Queen Victoria Centre, Morecambe & Newfield House, Blackpool * Please note that our roles are not being considered for sponsorship at this time* *If you are looking for more than 20 hours, the position can be supplemented with additional clinical sessions evenings and weekends* Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity for a dental nurse looking for something a little different to a regular dental practice. As a Senior Dental Nurse, you will provide visible leadership and support to the dental team, working closely with the Dental Operations Manager, Clinical Lead, Operational Specialists and Senior Dental Nurses to ensure safe, effective and efficient service delivery. You will be involved with supporting staff performance, clinical governance activity, quality assurance processes and patient experience initiatives, whilst maintaining a strong clinical understanding of urgent dental care. Working within urgent dental care can be fast-paced and unpredictable, so you will be comfortable managing competing priorities, remaining calm under pressure and supporting others through challenging situations. The role includes a clinical nursing element, providing one nursing session every two weeks as part of the contracted hours. This ensures continued understanding of service delivery, patient needs and building of good relationships and support with our team. A caring and compassionate personality is extremely important, confident in speaking to patients, and able to work in a busy and sometimes challenging environment, remain calm under pressure. Fully supported by our experience Dental Nurse Supervisors. Able to have fun and develop good relationships with the team. About us The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services. Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do. Come and be a part of our amazing team! We offer NHS Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Career Development Opportunities Attendance Bonus Staff Benefit Scheme Free Tea & Coffee Eye Care Contributions Details Date posted 05 October 2026 Pay scheme Other Salary £15.23 an hour Weekend and Bank Holiday Enhancements Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number U0051-26-0070 Job locations FCMS EDS Queen Victoria Hospital Thornton Road Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5NN United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Key Duties and Responsibilities: Provide visible leadership and day-to-day operational support to the Morecambe dental service, promoting a positive, professional and patient-focused culture. Work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead and wider dental leadership team to ensure the safe and efficient delivery of services. Lead on recruitment, induction, training, supervision and development of staff, including conducting appraisals, one-to-one meetings and performance support conversations where required. Promoting teamwork, engagement, wellbeing and professional standards. Managing safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policies, ensuring appropriate escalation and documentation where required. To work closely with the safeguarding lead and external stakeholders. Support patients in accessi