Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated Dental nurse to join our team,  ideally you would  have post qualifications in Oral Hygiene Education and also Radiography but if not we would support you to complete these if thats what you woud like to do.

The practice is preventative based and so we offer one to one care to patients of all ages with regards to their oral hygiene. We would need someone who is confident, and a team member but can also work using your own initiative.

What the role involves

• Understand the vision and brand message for the practice, and deliver outstanding customer service experiences
• Providing the highest standard of clinical support to our dentists and specialists
• Perform top quality dental nursing in all procedures in a safe and effective manner
• Prepare equipment, materials, lab work and patients with efficiency and empathy
• Provide outstanding customer service at all times
• Any other ad hoc responsibilities as reasonably requested

Benefits

• Auto enrol pension scheme
• 24/7 access to free Employee Assistance Programme
• 20 day holiday allowance plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Dental allowance, and eye care vouchers for VDU users
• Regular in house professional development sessions acceptable to the GDC
• Online CPD funded
• Career opportunities across the Dentex& Portman group
• Techscheme, the option to buy tech through salary sacrifice!
• My Healthy discounts - get discounts on Gyms and online retailer

What we need from you

• Maintain professional indemnity and registration with the GDC
• Comply with the ‘Code of Ethics’ of the British Association of Dental Nurses
• Undertake CPD in line with the GDC guidelines
• Knowledge of CQC and compliance
• Excellent clinical and interpersonal skills
• Friendly and welcoming manner
• Strong teamwork ability with an enthusiastic attitude
• Proficient user of the requisite dental software and Microsoft package
• Vaccinated against Hepatitis B

If you would like to discuss further please apply and speak with our recruitment team.

Additional Information

The merger between Portman Dental Care and Dentex brings 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. Scaling together the strength of our businesses will enable us to continuously invest in building excellence in customer service and support to our practices and teams. Our ambition is to become the dental partner of choice and undisputed leader in high-quality dental care.

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.