Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Nurses
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (not applicable)
- Job ref
- 190-0889-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/10/2025
Employer heading

Dental Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Dental Hospital to recruit a full time Paediatric Dental Nurse.
Applicants should have the NVQ level 3 in Oral Healthcare, National Certificate in Dental Nursing qualification. Experience of working with children and young people would be advantageous is essential.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills, be hard working and have the ability to assist clinical dental staff, including undergraduate and postgraduate students during the treatment and care of patients. They must ensure Health and Safety policies are carried out as necessary and assist other dental nurses in fulfilling Departmental Policies and Procedures.
Main duties of the job
Clinical
Receive and prepare patients to undertake general, complex and specialised dental treatment, assisting consultants/clinical dental staff and students (undergraduate and postgraduate) during the treatment and care of the patients until they leave. (Including out of hours transport patients).
Assist the dentist to reassure and inform the patient about their treatment, further treatment and appointments, being aware of body language and cultural difficulties and dealing with these in a sensitive and appropriate manner, showing empathy and reassurance at all times.
Provide close chairside assistance, anticipating the clinicians’ requirements to ensure efficient and effective patient care.
Maintain close liaison with the clinician in the care, observation and supervision of patient with special needs and patients unsuitable to be seen in general dental practice or by general dental practitioners with problems such as complicated medical histories, heart conditions, breathing problems, diabetes, epilepsy, depression, needle phobia patients, drug users, the elderly and infirm, learning difficulties, autism, eating disorders, patients undergoing gender change, patients with blood disorders, HIV positive, Hepatitis B and abusive patients.
Maintain cross infection control adhering to the hospital infection control booklet/policy.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Charles Clifford Dental Hospital is a dental teaching hospital linked to the University School of Clinical Dentistry, which has intakes of undergraduate and postgraduate students on an annual basis. The hospital also provides dental outpatient services for the Sheffield catchment area, and in addition provides specialist services in all departments to patients from a much wider area. It also incorporates the School of Dental Nursing, School of Hygiene and Therapy and Dental Technology.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Dental Nurse
- National Certificate or NVQ level 3 in Oral Healthcare.
Desirable criteria
- Worked within a hospital setting.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience and knowledge of chairside assisting for all dental procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Paediatric Dentistry.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Good dental nursing skills. Ability to work 4 handed dentistry/close support.
- An effective communicator.
- Able to prioritise and use own initiative.
- Confidentiality.
- Professional and motivated.
Desirable criteria
- Information Technology.
- Commitment to develop skills and undertake further training.
- Post qualification certificate in Radiography, Sedation.
- Fluoride Application Certificate.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on all departments.
- Ability to work with all types of dental students and clinical staff.
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
- Christine Bennett
- Job title
- Senior Dental Nurses
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 271 7882
- Additional information
Louise Hurst
Email: [email protected]
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