NHS

Dental Nurse


Pay26,530.00 - 29,114.00 / year
LocationLiverpool/England
Employment typePart-Time

This job is now closed

  • Job Description

      Req#: C9411-25-0172?language=en&page=29&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      The post is based at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

      Fully registered with the General Dental Council with Personal Development Plan and CPD records.

      The successful candidate must demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and also the core values of Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate both our Trust values and our culture of compassionate care.

      (Hours are worked from Monday - Friday including evening clinics.)

      Main duties of the job

      The post holder will work predominantly within the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.

      • Role model behaviours in accordance with the Trust Behavioural Framework.
      • Ensure best possible dental nursing care and practice including those with complex medical, physical and emotional needs.
      • Provide close support to dentistry, maintaining high standards of patient care and infection control.
      • Learn new skills in line with new practices, qualifications and modernisation.
      • Have commitment to continuing professional development.

      About us

      We have already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and safely perform over 13,000 surgical procedures. Our catchment area has a population of over 7m, stretching from Cumbria, through Lancashire, Merseyside, most of Cheshire, parts of Shropshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

      Children from virtually every part of the UK, and also from around the world, visit Alder Hey for specialist treatment. As a result, we are recognised as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and have been designated as a National Centre for craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery by the Department of Health.

      With a world class £237 million facility that opened in October 2015 we are now looking to recruit a motivated and committed Dental Nurse in Paediatric Dentistry within the Division of Surgical Care.

      It is the primary objective of this post to contribute to patient care within the specialty of Paediatric Dentistry as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

      Being part of Alder Hey can provide you with staff benefits including Lease Car Scheme, Smoking Cessation Services, Childcare and Family Support, Childcare vouchers and the new Electronics home salary sacrifice scheme.

      Date posted

      17 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 4

      Salary

      £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Part-time

      Reference number

      411-SUR-25-7152261

      Job locations

      Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

      Eaton Road

      Liverpool

      L12 2AP


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.

      Person Specification

      Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.

      Essential

      • Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.

      Desirable

      • Evidence of maintaining CPD
      • Good written/communication skills
      Person Specification

      Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.

      Essential

      • Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.

      Desirable

      • Evidence of maintaining CPD
      • Good written/communication skills

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Certificate of Sponsorship

      Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

      From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

      Eaton Road

      Liverpool

      L12 2AP


      Employer's website

      https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

      Eaton Road

      Liverpool

      L12 2AP


      Employer's website

      https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

Notice

Talentify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Talentify provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities, including disabled veterans. Request assistance at accessibility@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.

Federal law requires every new hire to complete Form I-9 and present proof of identity and U.S. work eligibility.

An Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) will score your job-related skills and responses. Bias-audit & data-use details: www.talentify.io/bias-audit-report. NYC applicants may request an alternative process or accommodation at aedt@talentify.io or 407-000-0000.