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This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Registered Dental Nurse to join the Outpatients Team, supporting our Specialised Paediatric Dental, Maxillofacial, Cleft Palate and Orthodontic Teams.
The post is based at Alder Hey Children’s (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust.
Fully registered with the General Dental Council with Personal Development Plan and CPD records.
The successful candidate must demonstrate an attitude that respects and values service users and also the core values of Alder Hey Children’s (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate both our Trust values and our culture of compassionate care.
(Hours are worked from Monday – Friday including evening clinics.)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work predominantly within the Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Maxillofacial and Orthodontics.
- Role model behaviours in accordance with the Trust Behavioural Framework.
- Ensure best possible dental nursing care and practice including those with complex medical, physical and emotional needs.
- Provide close support to dentistry, maintaining high standards of patient care and infection control.
- Learn new skills in line with new practices, qualifications and modernisation.
- Have commitment to continuing professional development.
About us
We have already earned our place as one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. We treat 250,000 young patients a year and safely perform over 13,000 surgical procedures. Our catchment area has a population of over 7m, stretching from Cumbria, through Lancashire, Merseyside, most of Cheshire, parts of Shropshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Children from virtually every part of the UK, and also from around the world, visit Alder Hey for specialist treatment. As a result, we are recognised as a Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and have been designated as a National Centre for craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery by the Department of Health.
With a world class £237 million facility that opened in October 2015 we are now looking to recruit a motivated and committed Dental Nurse in Paediatric Dentistry within the Division of Surgical Care.
It is the primary objective of this post to contribute to patient care within the specialty of Paediatric Dentistry as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Being part of Alder Hey can provide you with staff benefits including Lease Car Scheme, Smoking Cessation Services, Childcare and Family Support, Childcare vouchers and the new Electronics home salary sacrifice scheme.
Details
Date posted
07 July 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
411-COM-26-807006
Job locations
Alder Hey Children’s (Company Name - Subscribers only) Foundation Trust
Eaton Road
Liverpool
L12 2AP
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Education & Training
Essential
- Must be registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional.
- Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.
- Evidence of maintaining/updating relevant continued professional development with Personal development plan in accordance with enhanced CPD guidance.
Desirable
- Any post qualification certificate(s) in any of the following: Radiology, Sedation, Orthodontics, Oral Health.
Experieince
Essential
- Recent experience of working as part of a dental team.
Experieince
Essential
- Recent experience of working as part of a dental team.
Desirable
- Experience of a hospital setting.
Knowledge of
Essential
- Interest in oral health promotion.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the (Company Name - Subscribers only) as it relates to dentistry.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal oral and written skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff at all levels.
- Basic IT skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Empathy and compassion with all patient groups, including those with special needs.
- A willingness to accept that flexibility is required to meet the challenging needs of the (Company Name - Subscribers only).
- Proactive approach to team building.
Person Specification
Education & Training
Essential
- Must be registered with the General Dental Council as a Dental Care Professional.
- Registered Dental Nurse qualification or NVQ Level 3 in Oral Healthcare.
- Evidence of maintaining/updating relevant continued professional development with Personal development plan in accordance with enhanced CPD guidance.
Desirable
- Any post qualification certificate(s) in any of the following: Radiology, Sedation, Orthodontics, Oral Health.
Experieince
Essential
- Recent experience of working as part of a dental team.
Experieince
Essential
- Recent experience of working as part of a dental team.
Desirable
- Experience of a hospital setting.
Knowledge of
Essential
- Interest in oral health promotion.
- Up-to-date knowledge of the (Company Name - Subscribers only) as it relates to dentistry.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal oral and written skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and staff at all levels.
- Basic IT skills.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
Personal attributes
Essential
- Empathy and compassion with all patient groups, including those with special needs.
- A willingness to accept that flexibility is required to meet the challenging needs of the (Company Name - Subscribers only).
- Proactive approach to team building.