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The Role:
The Dental Academy provides academic and clinical education to dental professional students in three environments, classroom, simulated laboratory and clinic and provides and NHS primary care dental service to patients.
To provide nursing support to staff and students on the dental clinics to ensure an exceptional clinical experience for our students and high quality service to our patients.
This position is working on-site only, so we are unable to support hybrid working for this appointment.
We have the following positions available:
22.2 hours per week - Permanent, term time (41 weeks)
37 hours per week - Fixed term contract for 12 months
37 hours per week - Fixed term contract until 31 January 2027 (or the earlier return of the substantive post holder) to cover a period of maternity leave (delete as required)
We may be able to support offering fractional hours. Please detail in your covering letter the hours you wish to work.
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on 09 September 2026
For the term time contract: For salary calculations you will be paid for 45.92 weeks. The difference between 45.92 and the 41 weeks worked each year covers paid annual leave entitlement and public and statutory holidays. The salary is divided into 12 equal monthly instalments
For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for the fixed term role under the Secondment Policy. If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.
An Enhanced with child and adult barring service Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Lisa Hillier, Senior Dental Nurse, 023 9284 5746,
[email protected]
Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
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