Area Dental Nurse - Glasgow

PortmanDentex; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses fully covered

GDC/Indemnity/CPD costs covered

Bonus scheme

Birthday leave option + buy extra days

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Job summary

PortmanDentex is seeking an Area Dental Nurse to support our practices across Glasgow and Scotland. You will travel between sites, bring flexibility and a patient‑focused approach to each team, ensuring excellent care wherever you work.

You’ll need active GDC registration, a full UK driving licence with your own transport, and the ability to travel across Scotland. A proactive, organised and communicative style is essential.

Qualifications

• Active GDC registration and dental nursing experience.
• Full UK driving licence with own transport.
• Flexibility to travel between Scotland practices.
• Organised and adaptable with high standards in unfamiliar environments.
• Positive communication and commitment to patient service.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and dental practice software.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple PortmanDentex practices across Scotland.
• Deliver high-quality patient care across different teams.
• Travel between sites is essential and required.

Skills

Active GDC registration

Full UK driving licence

Organised and adaptable

Positive patient service

Microsoft Office

Practice management systems experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Dental practice management software

Job description

• Vacancy Type: Nurse - Qualified
• Department: Practices - Scotland

Job Description

Great Dental Nurses make a difference wherever they go - and this role gives you the chance to do exactly that.Join PortmanDentex as anArea Dental Nurse, supporting our practices across GlasgowScotlandYou'll bring your skills, flexibility and reassuring approach to different teams, helping us deliver excellent patient care wherever you work.

• Highly competitive hourly rate from £17ph plus all travel fully expensed
• Supporting agreed practices across: Scotland (agreed at interview)
• Travel between practices is essential, so you will need a full UK driving licence and your own transport

About you

You’ll be an experienced Dental Nurse who enjoys variety, builds relationships quickly and is confident in different working environments. You’ll also have:

• Active GDC registrationwith a good level of dental nursing experience
• A full UK driving licence, your own transportand the flexibility to travel between the practices covered by the role
• Anorganised and adaptable approach, with the confidence to maintain high standards in unfamiliar environments
• Apositive communication styleand a genuine commitment tofirst-class patient service
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and various dental practice management systems

What you will get in return

Broaden your experience, learn from different clinicians and become a valued part of several teams. Alongside a competitive hourly rate, you’ll also receive:

• Professional fees covered:GDC registration, indemnity and CPD costs fully covered
• Clear career pathway and development opportunities: including CPD events, intra-oral scanning training, funded formal qualifications, and support to progress in line with your aspirations
• Additional reward:bonus scheme linked to business performance
• Expensed travel:all mileage/public transport claimable for travel to practices
• Wellbeing support:24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and GP service, plus our in-house Mental Health First Aider programme
• Extra leave:Your birthday off, with the option to buy three additional days
• Family support:Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Financial security:Contributory pension scheme

Who are we?

PortmanDentexis a leading dental group supporting more than 370 practices across the UK and Ireland. We putpatients at the heartof what we do and create aninclusive environmentwhere colleagues cangrow and make a real difference.Working in partnershipand always looking for ways to improve, we are building a better future for our patients, practices and people. These locations are part of our division of circa 70 specialist orthodontic practices within PortmanDentex, making us theleading orthodontic providerin the UK.

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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.