Senior Dental Nurse
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation TrustHoughton le Spring, North East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust based in Houghton le Spring. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. Applications close on 10 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Dental Nurse to join our Community Dental Service. This is a key leadership and clinical role, supp...
As a Senior Dental Nurse, the postholder will provide daytoday leadership and firstline management of the dental nursing
workforce across multiple localities. You will play a central role in ensuring
services run safely and efficiently by:
Coordinating and overseeing dental nurse rotas
and clinic allocation
Supporting recruitment, induction and ongoing training of staff
Leading appraisals and personal development reviews, supporting
performance and career development
Providing clear clinical leadership, supervision and mentorship to
the dental nursing team
Senior Dental Nurse 30 Hours Per Week
Responsible for work and clinic allocation to ensure the smooth facilitation of all dental
clinics across South Tyneside, Gateshead and Sunderland.
To provide the day to day first line management to dental nurses and oversee the
administration team.
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Essential: - Up to date knowledge in all areas of dental nursing; - Up to date knowledge of prevention & control; - infection procedures; - Able to demonstrate excellent communication and; - interpersonal skills; - Able to demonstrate analytical/judgemental skills; - Flexible approach to day to day working; - Reliable evidence of CPD and strong commitment to; - development of dental nursing
Desirable: - Knowledge of Kodak R4 Computer system; - Knowledge of special needs conditions and experience of assisting with challenging behaviours, children, medically compromised and phobic adults
Essential: - General dental nursing experience; - Experience of managing and supervising staff
Desirable: - Management/leadership qualification
Essential: - National Certificate for Dental Nurses or NVQ level 3 in dental; - nursing; - National Dental Nursing post qualification NVQ level 4; - Registration with the General Dental Council
Essential: - Car driver and access to own car
How this role compares
We hold 374 NHS vacancies in North East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role sits close to the middle of the range.
There are 11,887 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 609 of them in North East.
You have 4 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 33 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has 21 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
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