Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Dental Nurse Technician B4

The closing date is 02 June 2025

Job summary

(13.5 hours pwk - Thurs/Friday)

Applications are invited for the role of Dental Nurse Technician to join the Dental Education Team in the Education Centre, RSFT. This post would suit a candidate with dental knowledge/experience, familiar with a variety of dental procedures (GDC registration preferred but is not essential to the role).

Working closely with the Dental Manager, the post holder will assist with the facilitation of the delivery of dental training programs, including but not limited to dental foundation and continuing professional development. The post holder will be responsible for providing expert technical support to ensure the effective delivery of multi-professional and post-graduate dental simulation education.

Main duties of the job

Job Summary

Setting up and cleaning down the dental skills room on study days

Assisting trainers and trainees with equipment and materials during the study day

Sourcing equipment and materials for upcoming study days

Liaising with trainers re materials needed for study days

Stock taking and inventory of equipment and materials

Maintaining simulation units

Infection control and COSHH management

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year Per annum pro rata including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

284-AR-EMF18436

Job locations

The Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description

1.1 Provide administrative support to the Dental Manager requiring the exchange of information on a variety of matters and procedures relating to the training programme.

1.2 Assist Manager in interpreting complex information from Health Education England Dental Team relating to training delivery, ensuring that appropriate action is made.

Analytical and judgement skills

1.3 Assist manager with enquiries from Dental trainees, the regional Training Programme Director, the Health Education England Dental Team, external trainers and internal RSCH staff, analysing the information received to resolve issues relating to courses being run, centre availability, equipment availability, etc.

Planning and organisational skills

1.4 Assist manager in planning and organising varied dental training events taking place in the Dental Skills Room, including Dental Foundation teaching days and Accent CPD courses for General Dental Practitioners and Dental Care professionals. This requires the post holder to co-ordinate with a range of agencies, adjusting plans as required following information received from the regional Training Programme Director, the Health Education England Dental Team, individual trainers and administration teams across KSS. For each course, the post holder will be required to plan ahead to assist with contacting the trainers for each course (a different trainer for each training day), understand the teaching requirements and the complex range of equipment required, and ensure that all equipment is ordered and delivered to the Dental Skills Centre in time. Events and timetables can be added, changed and cancelled at short notice, requiring the re-formulation of plans.

1.5 Set up and organise the Dental Skills Centre for teaching and training as required, and reset the centre following activities, ensuring that all equipment, including IT and dental simulation equipment is ready for the next session.

1.6 Design materials and resources to support the work of the trainers.

1.7 Assist manager in co-ordinating course marketing and external advertising for CPD courses, providing support at out-of-hours events if required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description

1.1 Provide administrative support to the Dental Manager requiring the exchange of information on a variety of matters and procedures relating to the training programme.

1.2 Assist Manager in interpreting complex information from Health Education England Dental Team relating to training delivery, ensuring that appropriate action is made.

Analytical and judgement skills

1.3 Assist manager with enquiries from Dental trainees, the regional Training Programme Director, the Health Education England Dental Team, external trainers and internal RSCH staff, analysing the information received to resolve issues relating to courses being run, centre availability, equipment availability, etc.

Planning and organisational skills

1.4 Assist manager in planning and organising varied dental training events taking place in the Dental Skills Room, including Dental Foundation teaching days and Accent CPD courses for General Dental Practitioners and Dental Care professionals. This requires the post holder to co-ordinate with a range of agencies, adjusting plans as required following information received from the regional Training Programme Director, the Health Education England Dental Team, individual trainers and administration teams across KSS. For each course, the post holder will be required to plan ahead to assist with contacting the trainers for each course (a different trainer for each training day), understand the teaching requirements and the complex range of equipment required, and ensure that all equipment is ordered and delivered to the Dental Skills Centre in time. Events and timetables can be added, changed and cancelled at short notice, requiring the re-formulation of plans.

1.5 Set up and organise the Dental Skills Centre for teaching and training as required, and reset the centre following activities, ensuring that all equipment, including IT and dental simulation equipment is ready for the next session.

1.6 Design materials and resources to support the work of the trainers.

1.7 Assist manager in co-ordinating course marketing and external advertising for CPD courses, providing support at out-of-hours events if required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oVocational Level 4 or equivalent or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working with medical devices
  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Recent experience of working within the NHS
  • Recent experience of working within the NHS
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oVocational Level 4 or equivalent or able to demonstrate knowledge within this field through practical experience

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

  • Experience of working with medical devices
  • Experience of working within a healthcare setting
  • Recent experience of working within the NHS
  • Recent experience of working within the NHS

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Medical & Dental Education

Tracey Cookman

tracey.cookman@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,857 to £30,570 a year Per annum pro rata including HCAS High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

284-AR-EMF18436

Job locations

The Royal Surrey Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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