Dental Nurse Team Manager

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dental Team Coordinator to join the Lancashire & South Cumbria Dental Service to lead and support the Dental Teams at Ringway dental centre, Ashton HC, Bamber Bridge clinic & Guild Lodge dental.

Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and highly driven individual, with the ability to motivate others. You will need to be able to demonstrate experience of excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to manage change and support colleagues around the current dental contract. You will need to be able to multitask, be proactive, innovative and able to keep quality, service users and the team at the heart of everything you do.You will need to have a good knowledge of the dental Service and also be registered with the General Dental Council as a healthcare professional.

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details
Date posted: 27 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-CEN2621-CC
Job locations: Ringway Dental Centre, Percy St, Preston, PR1 3HQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to degree level standard or equivalent knowledge or relevant experience
• Qualified Dental Nurse registered with the General Dental Council
• Evidence of continuing professional education

Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Leadership skills

Experience
Essential

• Experience of staff management
• Knowledge and experience of disciplinary procedures
• Experience of General Dental Practice, broad based Community Dental Practice or Emergency Dental Service

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work within a team and develop working relationships with professional groups and senior management across own and other organisations
• Ability to carry out all pre-use checks on all dental equipment and medical devices and identify problems
• Ability to pass on working knowledge of dental equipment and materials to new and existing team members

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions 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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.