Locala Health and Wellbeing

Dental Nurse

The closing date is 20 January 2026

Job summary

Dental Nurse

Band 4: £27,485-£30,162

Hours: Full time. Part time considered (minimum 3 days) but needs to cover Wednesdays and Fridays

Permanent

Multiple Locations: Halifax and Cleckheaton

Main duties of the job

Locala Community Dental Servicesare part of theWest Yorkshire Community Dental Service (WYCDS),a unique collaborative of Community Dental Services, supporting the needs of patients across Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield.

Our goal is to ensure that eligible patients within West Yorkshire have equitable access to preventive and dental care, fostering a collaborative approach to improve patient outcomes, promote oral health education and introduce innovative solutions that address the unique dental challenges of our diverse communities.

The services are truly unique, providing NHS dental care for children and adults with additional or complex needs across Kirklees and Calderdale. Through expert treatment in both welcoming health centre clinics and hospital settings, we deliver compassionate, high-quality care to every patient.

Join Localas NHS dental team and make a real difference every day.

Step into a role where your skills make a difference, your growth is supported, and your work shapes the future of community dental care, we currently have opportunities for;

  • Dental Nurses

If you are a Team Player with excellent communication skills, innovative and forward thinking and want to be part of a new pioneering service leading the way on improving the oral health of West Yorkshire residents, please get in touch we want to hear from you.

About us

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Details

Date posted

08 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

2025-1736

Job locations

Princess Royal Health Centre Greenhead Road Huddersfield, HD1 4EW United Kingdom

Huddersfield

HD1 4EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

  • Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Experience

Essential

  • Please refer to the attached person specification document.

Desirable

  • Please refer to the attached person specification document.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Address

Princess Royal Health Centre Greenhead Road Huddersfield, HD1 4EW United Kingdom

Huddersfield

HD1 4EW


Employer's website

https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Locala Health and Wellbeing

Address

Princess Royal Health Centre Greenhead Road Huddersfield, HD1 4EW United Kingdom

Huddersfield

HD1 4EW


Employer's website

https://www.locala.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Dental Nurse

Christine Ellis

christine.ellis@locala.org.uk

Details

Date posted

08 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

2025-1736

Job locations

Princess Royal Health Centre Greenhead Road Huddersfield, HD1 4EW United Kingdom

Huddersfield

HD1 4EW


Supporting documents

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