Date posted: 27 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 820-7972912-DEN-B
Job locations: Birmingham Dental Hospital, 5 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham B5 7EG, United Kingdom

Job Summary
Senior Dental Nurses work within a skilled dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service, Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH) and /or additional external sites as required.

Senior Dental Nurses will be responsible for the efficient operation in the Restorative Departments within the Birmingham Dental Hospital and work alongside Specialist Dental Nurses to support the Division's aim of providing high quality care for patients. Post holders will be expected to work flexibly across different sites/departments where dental treatment is provided.

There is a requirement to work autonomously to manage a team and use significant discretion when clinical and staffing issues arise.

Main duties of the job
The role involves maintaining high standards of patient care, supporting dental services, managing clinical duties, ensuring equipment maintenance, and adhering to health and safety protocols.

It includes staff training, auditing, risk management, incident handling, and liaising with departments for service improvement. Leadership duties include managing Band 4 dental nurses, supervising apprentices, conducting performance reviews, ensuring compliance with GDC guidelines, and handling staff performance and absence.

The position also involves training staff, ensuring mandatory training, mentoring, and evaluating apprentices. Budgetary responsibilities include stock control, ordering consumables, and supporting service needs.

Please see detailed job description and personal specification for roles and responsibilities.

About us
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 Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

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Job responsibilities
Senior Dental Nurse work within a dental team providing high quality care to a wide spectrum of patients across localities within the integrated Dental Service, Birmingham Dental Hospital (BDH), Community and Mobile Clinics and /or additional external sites as required.

There is a requirement to work autonomously to manage a team and use significant discretion when clinical and staffing issues arise.

Please see the attached Job Description for detailed roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training
Essential

• A Dental Nurse qualification that enables registration with the General Dental Council i.e. NVQ Level 3, Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing or Dental Nursing National Certificate in Dental Nursing / Gained entry onto GDC register via grand-parenting (pre 2008)
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Hold a Level 3 Management Qualification or equivalent e.g. ILM (or willing to work towards)

Desirable

• Possess a recognised Post Qualification e.g. Dental Sedation Nursing, Dental Implant Nursing, Dental Radiography, Orthodontics

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in a wide range of dentistry
• Relevant experience in day to day management of staff
• Demonstrate full commitment to supporting undergraduates to deliver high quality patient care and achieve their required educational standard

Desirable

• Evidence of experience in service redesign and change of clinical financial management

Skills/knowledge
Essential

• Evidence understanding of clinical stock/budget management
• Evidence of advanced clinical skills
• Excellent communication skills - oral/written
• Excellent organisational skills
• Adaptable and responsive to change
• Able to lead and work as a team member
• Evidence of managing complex situations and patient complaints

Other job requirements
Essential

• Flexibility
• Ability to display professionalism

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: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address: Birmingham Dental Hospital, 5 Mill Pool Way, Birmingham B5 7EG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Dental Nurse Manager
Catrina Cole
catrina.cole@nhs.net
01214665146