Dental Clinical Nurse Specialist – Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, compassionate and motivated Dental Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our specialist Dental and Haemophilia teams. This unique role combines expert clinical practice, patient advocacy, education, leadership and service development, supporting patients with haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders across the North London Haemophilia Network.
Working closely with Dental Consultants, Haematology Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pharmacists, allied health professionals and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate complex patient care, provide specialist advice, support treatment planning, and lead improvementsin patient experience and clinical outcomes.
We are looking for someone who has:o NMC Registered Nurse and GDC Registered Dental Nurse registration.o Significant post-registration experience within a dental or NHS healthcare setting.o Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills.o Experience of clinical audit, quality improvement and staff development.o Competency in phlebotomy and cannulation, or willingness to undertake training.o A passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
This position offers:o A rewarding and highly specialised role within a nationally recognised service.o Opportunities for professional development and leadership.
Main duties of the job
To provide advanced specialist dental nursing care for patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, demonstrating clinical expertise, leadership, and autonomy. The post holder will play a key role in North London Dental Network by coordinating care, supporting the multidisciplinary team (MDT), leading service improvements, and contributing to education, training, and staff development within the Dental and Haemophilia services.
All care will be in collaboration with Haemophilia consultants, registrars and Haemophilia clinical nurse specialists, Dental consultants in Restorative Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, Oral Surgery and oral and maxillo-facial surgery, staff hygienists , Dental Lead Nurses and Matron.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
This post best fits a dual trained RN and Dental nurse. NEBDN and/or an appropriate professional qualification or equivalent. General Dental Council registration and NMC registration. Registered as a witness on the NEBDN Diploma in Dental Nursing programme (or be working towards this) Experience of working in Dental Teams such as Oral surgery/OMFS/Restorative
Desirable
Post Dental Qualification Certificate. Post RN qualification.
Experience · Essential
Reasonable post qualification experience in dental or similar NHS setting Experience of clinical audit, introduction of quality measures and service improvements
Desirable
Understanding of HR and recruitment processes and policies Experience of line management, supervision and mentoring of junior dental staff and dental trainees. Hospital setting experience
Knowledge · Essential
Evidence of utilisation of research/evidenced based practice Knowledge of range of dental nursing procedures acquired through training and experience
Desirable
A basic overview of the history of inherited bleeding disorders in the UK. Research experience Data management and analysis
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).
