Job summary
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Dental Nurse team leader in Community Dental Services based at St Leonard in Inner North East London (INEL). We are seeking to appoint someone who is passionate about delivering a high-quality standard of care to our patients across London borough of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham.

The range of services includes Sedation, Special Care Dentistry, Paediatric Dentistry, Domiciliary care, Bariatric and Dental Mobile service (Homeless/Medium secure unit).

You'll need to be able to work in a very busy environment whilst remaining calm and be able to demonstrate a good understand of and commitment to delivering excellent standards of care.

A Team Leader with specific responsibility for providing care for Domicillary/Mobile dental unit. This role will also include a Dental Nurse Team Leader cover at St Leonards clinic when required. Whilst the post will be based at an agreed clinic the role is peripatetic and will involve covering at all dental sites in INEL.

Successful applicants are required to have the qualification level specified in the person specification in order to carry out the job, however, we do welcome applicants from individuals wishing to further their knowledge and skills and to gain this recognized qualification, which we will support. So, if you do not have the essential qualification for the role, this may not be an automatic barrier to you being offered an interview.

Main duties of the job

• While delivering the outreach services flexibility is a key requirement to run the Mobile Dental Unit. Early start may require to facilitate the Mobile Dental Services.
• Organisation of the dental kits and materials for Domiciliary team/Dental Mobile
• Undertake specific roles as and when directed by the Practice Manager to support the day to day running of the clinics including the planning and management of staff rotas, implementing service initiatives/developments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards including, but not limited to, CQC, Dental Practice Inspections, Standard Operating Procedures, Health & Safety Risk Assessment etc.
• Provide advice and guidance to front line staff, line management of the dental nurses working on outreach projects and working in partnership with other Dental Nurse Team Leaders to ensure standardised practices across all sites
• You will need to be able to demonstrate strong leadership, with the ability to work independently, proactively and under pressure.
• The description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the main duties in job description and criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Details
Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
+ 20% Inner London HCA, pro rata, per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 846-8104261-TS-A
Job locations: St Leonard's Hospital Dental Department, Nuttall Street, London, N1 5LZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Significant experience within NHS dentistry.

Desirable

• Experience of Community Dental Service provision
• Proven experience of supervising / managing staff.

Qualifications
Essential

• Recognised Dental Nurse qualification
• GDC Registered Dental Nurse

Desirable

• Post qualification training and experience of providing supervision, chair side support during sedation techniques

Knowledge
Essential

• Expertise within specialism underpinned by relevant practical experience and knowledge acquired through training and short courses equivalent to degree level e.g. experience of supervising, directing and training dental nurses.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Ability to develop and deliver training programmes for front line staff
• Knowledge and understanding of the SOEL Health dental application or similar dental application
• Understanding of and commitment to upholding clinical and GDC standards.

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS Human Resource policies
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the SOEL Health dental application

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.

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

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