Job Description

We have an opportunity for a Dental Nurse to join our St Michaels Practice in Wakefield.

About the role and practice

Located in Wakefield, our St Michaels Practice is a caring, ethically-driven and passionate practice that has been putting patients’ needs at the forefront of its care since 1992. They are located in the heart of Wakefield and offer a wide range of services including both NHS and private dentistry for the whole family, alongside the latest facial aesthetic treatments.

If you are a Dental Nurse looking to work in a positive and friendly team environment, with supportive and highly skilled clinicians, and where you can further develop your career, then this is the practice for you. This post will support your development towards TCO or Lead Nurse, along with the ongoing mentoring of Trainees.

What’s in it for you?

• 36 hours per week (opening hours – Mon & Tues 8.30-6, Weds & Thurs, 8.30-7 and Fri 8.30-5). Working 1 late night a week.
• An openness to look at other working patterns around these hours/days
• GDC, Indemnity and CPD costs covered
• Practice bonus scheme - our colleagues are key to Portman’s success, so you’ll be entitled to a bonus based on your practice’s performance
• Special days - in addition to your holiday allowance and bank holidays, you are also able to take special days off for occasions such as your birthday, getting married, moving house and more
• Opportunity to buy up to an additional 3 annual leave days per year
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Life assurance and contributory pension scheme
• Access to our Dental Academy to support you with your career ambitions
• Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3000 per referral
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7, 365 days a year confidential helpline and counselling service providing help and advice on a range of issues
• Benefits platform with access to discounted shopping, cinema, travel, and much more
• Cycle to work scheme

About you

Our vision is to be the best private focused dental group in the world, providing exceptional patient experience and excellent clinical care. To achieve this, we champion individuality and invest in the people who will deliver this to our patients. If your professional values and behaviours align with ours below, isn’t it time to join the Portman Dental family? 

• You focus on maintaining high standards of patient care at all times
• You are positive, enthusiastic and honest in all aspects of your job
• You’re able to motivate both yourself and others to achieve great results for our patients 
• You enjoy recognising successes and sharing your opinions and ideas with others

About us

We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the UK/Ireland. Recently, we have merged with Dentex bringing together two of the UK’s leading providers of private-focused dental care with shared values based on community, integrity and dedication to clinical freedom. Both companies celebrate the individuality of our practices and their teams and our shared focus remains on putting people first; this means exceptional care for our patients, industry-leading support for our practices and access to the best professional opportunities. Together we are one of the largest dental group’s in the UK, operating over 350 UK practices, with more than 4,000 members in our community, providing for more than 1.5 million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.

If you would like to find out more about joining Portman as a Dental Nurse, please feel free to review our website for more information, or contact steve.johnson@portmandental.co.uk for an initial chat. Alternatively, you are welcome to share this opportunity with your friends and professional network.

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Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.