Post:

EDS Dental Nurse Pay:

£17.64 per hour with enhancements for weekends and bank holiday shifts. Hours:

Bank/Zero Hours contract. Accountable to:

Senior Dental Nurse Base:

Queen Victoria Centre, Thorton Road, Morecambe Closing Date:

28th January 2026 Overview of Role: An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a dynamic Individual to develop their dental nursing career within our Emergency Dental Service. We are looking for a person who enjoys urgent dental care/the unexpected elements of dentistry but will take satisfaction from the less routine side of dentistry. An honest person, who cares about their work & their team members. The Service aims to provide patients with treatment to relieve pain, swellings, and the management of Injuries/Traumas. Caring and Compassionate personality is extremely important. Confident dental nurse able to work as a team in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment. Must be available at least 1 shift per week, evening availability is essential, with occasional weekend. Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted

: To perform high quality dental nursing in a safe and effective manner alongside the dentist, within the scope of practice of a dental nurse. Confident and competent dental nurse with working in a busy, and sometimes unpredictable environment. Good organisational and time management skills here is invaluable. Being able to think on your feet but remaining polite and professional is essential; there are sometimes difficult situations that may arise where you may need to take the lead. Adaptability is essential. Confident in working with variety of different staff, it wont always be the same team members your rostered with. Ability to calm and reassure nervous and anxious patients

a large portion of our service users havent seen a dentist in a long time and usually come to us as a last resort. Its essential you are able to work within a team and be a trustworthy member. High standard of infection control and be up to date with HTM01-05. Some decontamination of instruments may be required. To establish and maintain productive working relationships with all members of the dental team, supporting & helping one another. Contribute with suggestions and ideas to make improvements in quality and outcomes for patients. Assist with any reasonable duties requested. Our key expectations are: Self-awareness

Living authentically Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation Openness

What you see is what you get Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness Ability to have fun

Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself Our Why:

To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next. Values:

Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate lives and breathes complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA: Fun:

People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy! Awesome:

We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome! Humble:

Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become Brave:

We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done Oompf:

We have natural oompf! Its infectious! Go-getting:

We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity Come and be a part of our amazing team! We offer NHS Pension Cycle to Work Scheme Career Development Opportunities Attendance Bonus Staff Benefit Scheme Free Tea & Coffee Eye Care Contributions Disability Confident Employer

-As users of the disability confident scheme,we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy DBS -

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence) Person Specification Qualifications

Essential NVQ L3 or equivalent in Dental Nursing. Desirable Dental Radiography Experience

Essential GDC registered Dental Nurse Desirable Experience in a healthcare office or administrative role preferably in Dentistry. Working with Dentally Software Personal Qualities

Essential Honest Confidence with patients and unexpected situations Teamworking and able to work autonomously. Negotiation and influencing skills. Act on own initiative Organisational and communication skills. Desirable IT Skills Experience of picking up safeguarding concerns & being able to ask probing questions in a delicate manger to obtain important information. The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staffto share

this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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