Job vacancy: Band 4 Dental Nurse - Oral Health Improvement Team, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham | trac.jobs

Job summary Main area Oral Health Improvement Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 15 months (Fixed term contract/secondment to September 2027) Hours Full time Part time 37.5 hours per week (8am -8pm with negotiation) Job ref 820-7890257-DEN Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Based in Birmingham Community Dental Sites Town Birmingham Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum (pro rata for part time hours) Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2026 23:59 Employer heading Band 4 Dental Nurse - Oral Health Improvement Team NHS AfC: Band 4 Job overview To work flexibly within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the Dental Service, based at Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and Community Dental Services (CDS) including Mobile Clinics and/or additional external sites as required. Dental Nurses will be provided with a base clinic/department when appointed but will be expected to work flexibly across different sites where dental treatment is provided. To provide chair side assistance to clinicians within the dental service plus arranging/supporting a clinician with any necessary domiciliary visits or visits to external sites. To assist in screening, epidemiology, and research programmes. To carry out clerical and administrative duties to ensure efficient operation of the clinic/department. Applicants must be GDC registered to proceed with application Main duties of the job • Maintain a high standard of patient care and confidentiality within all dental clinics throughout the service. • The Dental Service compromises of a wide range of locations, specialities and services, the post holder will be required to provide comprehensive chair side and administrative support to a clinician within all clinical sites across Dental services. • To prepare and monitor patients for and during their dental treatment, providing pre and post operative instructions as required. • To undertake the general care of the surgery including dental equipment/instruments (medical devices) and arrange any necessary repairs as required. • To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date. • To provide chair side assistance and postoperative instructions during general anaesthetic and exodontia sessions as required. • To provide oral health education to patients as required by the clinician. Working for our organisation Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midla