Dental Nurse
The closing date is 06 April 2026
Job summary
The Lancashire Care Dental Service is looking to recruit an enthusiastic highly motivated registered dental nurse to join our dental team. We provide several services including special care, urgent care, paediatric dentistry and teaching across Central and East Lancashire. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills; initiative drive and the ability to work within a team.
We run a 7 day a week service from Oak House Dental Centre; therefore, post 1 will require you to work flexibly over 7 days on a rota basis including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
We look forward to you working with us by joining our motivated, friendly and dynamic teams.
For further details / informal visits contact - Claire Fletcher on 01254 283674
An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post.
To apply for this position please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk using the reference number stated below.
Main duties of the job
You must be a qualified dental nurse, with a good standard of education and the ability to work well within a team. Post qualification in sedation is preferred but not essential. You will have opportunity to study for post registration qualifications will have access to plentiful CPD and clinical supervision. The base for this post will be at Oak House Dental Centre, however we also work closely with the team at Bacup PHCC. Oak House operates 365 days of the year between 08.30am to 9.30pm and also delivers treatment at the weekends and Bank Holidays. This is due to us delivering urgent care treatment in and out of hours. Therefore, this post will require you to work flexibly over 7 days including working evenings/weekends and bank holidays. This is done on a rota basis to allow cover. An enhanced criminal records check will be required for this post.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Details
Date posted
25 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata (subject to confirmation)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
351-SPS1484-CLK-A
Job locations
Oak House Dental Centre
Accrington
BB5 2ED
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oak House Dental Centre
Accrington
BB5 2ED
Employer's website
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