Job summary
- Main area
- Dental
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months (12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 846-8128341-TS
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hainault Health Centre
- Town
- Chigwell
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 +15% HCA Payment, pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Extended Duties Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for a GDC registered extended duties dental nurse to join our team in Hainault Health Centre, Chigwell.
The post holder will use their strong evidenced based oral health knowledge to promote good oral health and support schools/early year settings in launching and sustaining an effective and safe toothbrushing scheme. They will have high standards of infection control and be comfortable working independently, managing a varied work load, across multiple sites. This role will include travel within NE London.
Main duties of the job
As a GDC registered extended duties dental nurse you will be working as part of the Oral Health Promotion Team based in three locations across North East London.
Your key responsibilities will be helping to launch and deliver the National Supervised Toothbrushing Programme across North East London. Specifically, this will include delivering training to staff in schools and early years settlings within the community in line with national public health guidance using pre designed PowerPoint templates and toolkits. You will work closely with your Oral Health Practitioner and there may be occasion for you to support the wider team at Oral Health Promotion events within the community. There will be some office-based work to prepare for these supervised toothbrushing training sessions. You will need to be enthusiastic, organised, flexible, have good communication skills, and excellent time management.
Working for our organisation
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
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At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NEBDN Certificate in Dental Nursing/NVQ 3 City & Guilds in Oral Health or recognised equivalent
- GDC Registered
- Post qualification in Oral Health Education
- Formal training in Fluoride application
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification in Special Care
- Post qualification, training and experience of providing supervision, chair-side support during IV/RA sedation techniques and general anaesthetic
Experience
Essential criteria
- Expertise within specialism underpinned by relevant practical experience and knowledge acquired through training and short courses equivalent to degree level
- Experience of working with young children and people with special needs.
- experience within dentistry
- Proven ability to work within a team and to work using own initiative
- Computer literate
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Community Dental Service provision
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Delivering Better Oral Health document to enable giving advice and application of evidence informed actions as part of consistent messages provided by the dental team
- Understanding benefits of community based fluoride varnish and brushing programmes
- Understanding of and commitment to upholding clinical standards
- Understanding of the importance of Health & Safety in the workplace
- Thorough understanding of the importance of meeting CQC outcomes
- Maintain clinical registration and CPD to develop own capabilities and create culture of shared learning
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge/experience of NHS procedures & processes.
- Understanding of Health & Safety issues
Skills
Essential criteria
- Fluoride varnish application skills
- IT skills to record the clinical procedures performed
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Surjeet Jhheent
- Job title
- Senior Project Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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