Dental Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£34,186 to £37,389 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE5 9RS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Sept 2026

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Summary

Administrative Responsibilities Undertake general reception duties including arranging transport and appointments, dealing withcomplaints compassionately. Ordering and receipting stock for the clinic. Maintaining appropriate stock controls. Ordering pharmacy items and emergency drugs for the dental clinics. Ensuring all pharmaceutical items and emergency drugs are within expiry dates, stored at appropriatetemperatures and locations and reviewed weekly. Operational Performance Acting as relief dental nurse at other clinics on occasion. Being an active participant in audit, daily huddles, clinic meetings, staff meetings, performancereview and training. Assisting in dental screening and epidemiological fieldwork in schools. Working with and supporting/supervising anyone visiting the clinic in a training capacity. Any other duties as directed, delegated or requested. Education and Training Maintain statutory and mandatory training records including, Basic Life Support, Fire, ManualHandling, Health & Safety, Infection control and Safeguarding Maintain up to date and accurate records of all CPD training Annually submits a CPD declaration to the General Dental Council; maintaining fitness to practice. Annually renews registration with the GDC and provides a copy of the certificate on request Participate in ongoing performance review. Governance / Quality Control Participate in audit Adhere to department infection prevention control and decontamination policy and follow the uniformpolicy Keeping your DBS certificate valid. General The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of workcolleagues, visitors and patients. To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King's College Hospital NHSFoundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations. We want to be an organization where everyone shares a commitment to delivering the very bestcare and feels like their contribution is valuable and valued. At Kings we are a kind, respectful team: Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our workRespectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when neededTeam. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff. This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to bedefinitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this descriptionwill be subject to review in consultation with the post holder. All employees must hold an 'nhs.net' email account which will be the Trust's formal route for emailcommunication. Everyone is responsible for promoting inclusion no matter their role or team. At Kings, we want tocreate an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and welcomed

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