Dental Nurse

Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic
Dental Nurse
to join the dedicated team within the Outpatient
Treatment Centre at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality chairside support to dentists and clinicians delivering a range of outpatient and day case dental procedures. You will play a key role in ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care throughout their treatment journey.
The successful candidate will be a qualified and GDC registered Dental Nurse with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will have a patient centred approach, be able to work effectively under pressure and demonstrate a commitment to maintaining high standards of infection prevention, clinical governance and patient care.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive environment, contributing to a wide range of dental services while developing your skills and experience within a busy Treatment Centre setting.
This role requires  Registration as a Dental Care Professional on the GDC Register
Base Locations: Poole Hospital
Interview date: Monday, 23rd November 2026
Main duties of the job
Work as a
registered Dental Nurse
with
specialist knowledge of maxillofacial, head and neck oncology and restorative dentistry
.
Using their advanced knowledge to run their own patient facing clinics
.
To work closely with dental practitioners and other team members in the provision of
high-quality
care to patients
, including children and
those
who may have a variety of special needs.
To
be responsible for
preparing
the
surg
ical environment
and equipment for clinical treatment
s
.
To
participate
in
maintaining a high-quality service and proactively
seeking
to
improve services through innovation, clinical governance,
audits
and quality improvements
.
Assist
in developing and
maintaining
a suitable and stimulating learning environment for the ongoing professional dev
elopment of other staff and students.
Undertake medicines management duties within the scope of the Dental Nurse role, including the safe handling, storage, checking and documentation of medications, maintaining stock levels, monitoring expiry dates, supporting clinicians during the administration of medicines
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
For UHD employees, this fixed-term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.