Lead Dental Nurse Special Care, Sedation & GA in Sheffield

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Community & Special Care Dentistry Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 190-1888-DIR

Site Wheata Dental Clinic Town Sheffield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 26/11/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

To work as a lead nurse in the Community & Special Care Dentistry team, providing clinical, professional and operational leadership to support the delivery of high-quality, patient‑centred care for individuals with complex needs. Working closely with the Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, the role ensures the effective coordination of specialist services, including sedation and general anaesthesia, supporting patients with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, medical complexities, dental anxiety and other additional needs.

The successful candidate will support the co‑ordination of patients who are referred for care under the Special Care Consultants, liaising with others to manage multidisciplinary care. You will be responsible for organising the clinicians’ diaries across both primary and secondary care sites in numerous settings, liaising with necessary administrative support and other medical/dental specialities to organise appropriate patient optimisation.

Main duties of the job

Provide clinical and operational support to deliver Special Care Dentistry services, including inhalation and intravenous sedation, general anaesthesia and domiciliary care for patients with complex physical, medical, mental health and social care needs.

Undertake pre‑sedation assessments, prepare patients for treatment, provide chairside support, monitor patients throughout treatment and recovery; deliver pre‑ and post‑operative advice.

Support the organisation of general anaesthetic lists, ensuring effective patient scheduling, utilisation of theatre capacity, appropriate documentation, multidisciplinary liaison to meet waiting time targets.

Act as liaison between patients, carers, clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to facilitate treatment planning, referrals, best interest meetings and seamless patient pathways across primary and secondary care.

Organise and manage Consultant clinics and diaries, monitor referral and waiting lists, to support the efficient delivery of specialist dental services.

Ensure dental surgeries are appropriately prepared, equipment is maintained, stock levels are managed and a safe clinical environment is maintained in line with infection prevention, health and safety and clinical governance requirements.

Maintain accurate clinical records, support informed consent processes, exercise sound clinical judgement, prioritise workload effectively and contribute to continuous improvement and efficient running of the Special Care Dentistry service.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Qualifications

• National certificate for Dental Nursing or equivalent NVQ 3 in oral health care
• Post basic qualification in Special Care Dentistry equivalent to NVQ 4 (Or to be achieved within 2 years)
• Post basic qualification in Dental Nurse Sedation equivalent to NVQ level 4
• Registered with the General Dental Council
• Commitment to CPD and personal development
• Personal safety training conflict resolution/violence and aggression training.

Experience

• Working with diverse client groups
• Managing waiting lists, triaging and prioritising patients
• In order to undertake the duties of this post it is expected the successful candidate will have significant relevant post basic experience working in a community dental setting.

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Knowledge of other communication formats.
• Ability to work as part of a team, without supervision.
• Using own initiative to prioritise waiting lists and patients as appropriate.
• Organisational and prioritisation skills

Personal Qualities

• Work under pressure and flexibly in order to adapt to the demands of the post.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload, make decisions and solve problems
• Evidence of updated/current knowledge and learning

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

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If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Annette Nuttall Job title Community Dental Clinical Operations Manager Email address annette.nuttall@nhs.net Telephone number 0114 3078571

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