Dental Nurse

Dental Nurse – Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Closing date: 27 January 2026

The post is that of a Dental Nurse and the post holder will be expected to undertake duties in a busy Maxillofacial Department in a District General Hospital. They will carry out a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.

• Provide high quality dental nurse care across a broad range of specialities.
• Participate in the delivery of evidence based care and to ensure consistency and continuity in the quality of care.
• Provide a safe, welcoming мав compassionate environment for patients and relatives.
• Deliver pre and post treatment instructions to patients and relatives/carers.
• Support the Senior Dental Nurse in the supervision of learners and newly appointed dental nurses.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. While the candidate does not need to have skills in Welsh, we will consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. It is not "fluency", it is speaking & listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in the three County Boroughs:
Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000‑person workforce live within the region, making our staff the lifeblood of our organisation and of the diverse communities that we serve.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents, or you can view them Costs Trac by applying now.

• Registered Dental Nurse
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Certificate in Oral Health Education or willingness to undertake it. ILS

• Experience of working within the field of Restorative Dentistry and Orthodontics
• Experience of working within the fields of Oral Surgery.

• Effective communication both verbal and written
• Ability to prioritise work efficiently
• Ability to work in a demanding environment and adapt to change in working practices to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work within a team.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
• Enthusiastic
• Good interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to meet service needs
• Amenable to change as required.
• Ability to travel to all UHB sites.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It is therefore necessary forقص disclosure for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly the CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£27,898 to £30,615 a year per annum pro rata