Job summary
- Main area
- Oral surgery
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 10 months (2 days per week)
- Hours
- Part time - 13.4 hours per week (Mondays and Fridays)
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-2415
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £34,186 - £37,389 pa inclusive pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Dental Nurse
Band 4
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic GDC registered dental nurse who is passionate about quality and patient experience to join our oral surgery team at Charing Cross hospital on a part-time basis.
Oral surgery department provides a variety of dental treatments including dental examinations, hygiene, complex procedures under sedation and general anaesthesia. Our team of clinicians, dental hygienist and nurses are focused on quality, timely services provision and good patient experience.
The ideal candidate must have excellent organisational, problem solving and good communication skills. Ability to engage with the multidisciplinary team and supporting services in a busy clinical environment is essential for this role.
The successful candidate will be supported by our dedicated team to develop and strengthen a range of skills.
Main duties of the job
- To support the Dental Nurse team in the smooth running of the clinics and demonstrate the range of responsibilities appropriate to the post
- To work effectively as part of a team for the day to day clinic management and assist the multidisciplinary team as required
- To ensure all the assigned clinical areas are tidy and ordered at all times and maintain the hygiene and cleanliness of the environment
- To facilitate the operation of the central outpatient clinics by managing the flow of patients through clinics, maintain the hygiene, cleanliness and orderliness of the clinic environment
- To ensure that all necessary information is available for clinics to operate effectively and to record clinical activity and outcomes using the appropriate hospital system
- To provide supervision and support for new and junior staff in the clinical areas, ensuring patient focused care is delivered
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
- Active GDC nursing registration
- Diploma in dental nurse Qualification or Equivalent
- Certificate of competence in assisting dental/ oral procedures
- English language GCE/ GCSE or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in a healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience in an Outpatient Dental/ Oral Clinic
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to practice within the scope of the GDC Code of conduct
- Skilled in performing clinical observations and chair side assistance for clinical procedures
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Able to demonstrate excellent time management and punctuality
- Ability to plan and organise activities such as clinic appointments.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to analyse waiting list reports and other sources of information and make judgements about booking appointments based on those reports.
- Experience in sedation for dental procedures
- Experience working with complex patient cohorts such as head and neck cancer patients.
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
- Nomsa Nyabunze
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033111961
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