Entry Level Dental Nurse

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a newly qualified Dental Nurse who has a passion for dentistry. This is a new role within the Community Dental Service, this role will provide chairside assistance to all levels of clinician. The suitable candidate will be part of an experienced team, who will offer support and mentorship to enable you to develop and grow within the role.

The candidate must maintain high standards of clinical care and be committed to their continual professional development. The candidate must be a qualified and registered dental nurse. The candidate will be given the opportunity to attend training and development in order to carry out the duties within the job description.

Some travel across the district is a requirement for the role in order to successfully undertake the range of duties specified within the job description. Therefore, it is essential that applicants have the ability to travel across the district as and when required to meet the needs and demands of the service.

Main duties of the job

To work under the supervision of senior staff to gain experience and skills in:

Clinical practice by

• providing chairside and clerical assistance to all grade of clinician within the service
• preparing the dental surgery and surrounding environment for clinical sessions

Patient management

• provide high quality and safe dental care to medically complex and hard to reach groups

This post would be suitable for a newly qualified dental nurse or dental nurse wanting to start a career within a community dental service.

Closing date: 21st October 2026

Shortlisting: 22nd October 2026 onwards

Interviews: To be held on the evenings of 2nd and 3rd November 2026

Working for our organisation

• Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners 

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.
• We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.