Barts Health NHS Trust

Dental Nurse - Band 4

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Job summary

We're offering an exciting opportunity for a GDC-registered Dental Nurse to join our dedicated team working across two leading London hospitals, The Royal London Hospital and Whipps Cross Hospital.

The Royal London Dental Hospital is part of one of the largest trauma centres in the city, delivering world-class dental and oral healthcare in an internationally renowned teaching environment.

This role provides hands-on experience across a wide range of specialties, including:

  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) / Oral Surgery
  • Orthodontics
  • Oral Medicine
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Special Care Dentistry
  • Paediatric Dentistry
  • Undergraduate Dentistry
  • Emergency 111 Clinic
  • Dental General Anaesthesia Department

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from dental nurses who:

  • Hold current GDC registration
  • Are compassionate and patient-focused
  • Thrive in a multidisciplinary team
  • Are eager to expand their clinical knowledge and skills

We're passionate about supporting your growth:

  • Subscription-based training packages for GDC eCPD
  • In-house training opportunities

Compassionate care and clinical excellence are at the heart of everything we do. If you're passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and want to grow in a supportive, forward-thinking environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,944 to £34,937 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

259-4350753RLH-11AD

Job locations

Whipps Cross Hospital & Royal London Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualified dental nurse is an integral member of the dental team. They play an important role in the provision of dental services and the effective operation of the dental institute and outreach facilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A Dental Nurse qualification recognized by the GDC as a route to qualification

Desirable

  • Post Certificate Qualification in Conscious Sedation Dental Nursing

Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification experience within a hospital or outreach setting
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A Dental Nurse qualification recognized by the GDC as a route to qualification

Desirable

  • Post Certificate Qualification in Conscious Sedation Dental Nursing

Experience

Essential

  • Post-qualification experience within a hospital or outreach setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital & Royal London Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital & Royal London Hospital

London

E11 1NR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Dental Nurse

Jolene Lapslie

J.Lapslie@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

16 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,944 to £34,937 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

259-4350753RLH-11AD

Job locations

Whipps Cross Hospital & Royal London Hospital

London

E11 1NR


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