Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Service
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: Fixed term
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-2985-A
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Camden Islington Haringey and Enfield
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £33,094 - £36,195 Per Annum (pro rata) including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 10:00
Employer heading

Dental Nurse
Band 4
Covid-19 Vaccination
Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
For our current apprenticeship vacancies, please go to https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and use Keyword ‘Whittington’
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Job overview
Dental Nurses Band 4
Community Dental Services - Camden , Islington , Haringey, Enfield
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Dental Nurses, with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our dynamic Community Dental team. We provide special care dentistry across ten boroughs in London, for adults and children in a variety of settings including: community dental clinics, domiciliary, hospitals, oral surgery service and a fluoride varnish programme.
The successful applicant will be required to work across boroughs of Camden, Islington, Haringey & Enfield. You will also have administrative and clerical duties within the department, and will be responsible for ensuring that dental care is provided safely and to a high standard. Training will be provided to support you in this role and to meet your GDC/CPD requirements.
Main duties of the job
Dental Nurse - Band 4
- Assisting the Clinicians in the provision of all Dental treatment clinically and on visits to patients' homes.
- Prepare surgeries for all Dental procedures whilst maintaining a hygienic working environment.
- To communicate appropriately and sensitively with patients, families and carers to provide reassurance and support, taking into consideration differences in language, ability and culture
- Undertake reception, clerical and administrative duties for the dental clinic(s)/ service
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Organised and methodical
- Competent in basic MS Office and IT applications
- Possesses initiative, can be flexible
- Ability to participate in and contribute to the dental team
- To be efficient and accurate in record keeping
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL
Prepare surgeries for all dental procedures, and ensure a hygienic working environment.
Assist the clinicians in the provision of all dental treatment, clinically and on visits to patient’s homes, residential care centres and hospitals.
Preparation, care, maintenance and sterilisation of dental instruments and equipment, implementing the infection-control policy in line with HTM 01 05
Assist clinicians with preparation, monitoring and patient care during IV & IS sedation and during general anaesthesia as required.
Provide instruction to patients in oral hygiene under the direction of the clinician.
To communicate appropriately and sensitively with patients, families and carers to provide reassurance and support, taking into consideration differences in language, ability and culture
To be responsible for the developing of dental radiographs and maintaining the dental x-ray processor. If appropriately qualified, the taking of dental radiographs and assisting in quality assurance under the direction of the clinician.
To assist with the fluoride varnish programme where relevant, ensuring a hygienic working environment.
Ensure safe handling and disposal of sharps, drugs, special and clinical waste in accordance
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NEBDN and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent
- Registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional
Desirable criteria
- DNETC certificate or equivalent In fluoride varnish application
- NEBDN certificate in conscious sedation
- NEBDN certificate in Dental Radiography
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
- Organised and methodical
- Competent in basic MS Office and IT applications
- Possesses initiative, can be flexible
- Ability to participate in and contribute to the dental team
- Ability to deal with patients’ needs in a caring and sensitive manner
- Ability to build rapport with patients and put them at ease.
- To be efficient and accurate in record keeping
Desirable criteria
- Ability to support all CDS programmes: e.g. sedation, GA, fluoride varnish
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working in a clinical dental setting
- Previous administration or reception experience
- Experience of working with paediatric and special care patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within the CDS
- Experience of treating patients under sedation
- Previous oral surgery experience
- Experience in Software of Excellence
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Enthusiasm, drive and commitment
- Ability to maintain good relationships with colleagues within the various teams.
- Good general wellbeing and ability to meet the demands of the post and to work under pressure
- Ability to take on any type of work in perhaps far from ideal conditions and prioritise workload.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caitlyn Ford
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Telephone number
- 0203 316 8353
- Additional information
Caitlyn Ford , LOT Service Manager, Whittington Health Dental Services on Tel: 0203 316 8353
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