Dental Nurse

Clyde Munro Dental Group; Ellon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay scale

Career progression

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Professional Development

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

‘You Days’

Birthday day off

Service holidays

Optical care

Discounted dental treatments

Job summary

Clyde Munro Dental Group is seeking a full-time Dental Nurse for Ythan Bridge Dental Centre in Ellon. This modern practice offers a range of treatments and is dedicated to patient care.

Your role includes assisting clinicians, ensuring surgery readiness, and maintaining patient records. We value candidates who are GDC registered and have a passion for providing outstanding patient care. Join us for career progression and development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be GDC registered.
• Experience in Private/NHS practices is beneficial.
• Willing to demonstrate the highest levels of patient care.
• The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Enthusiastic, with an appetite to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside support in surgeries.
• Create a welcoming environment for patients.
• Maximise use of internal systems for patient records.
• Ensure surgery setup for each session.
• Anticipate clinician and patient requirements.
• Monitor surgery stocks.
• Undertake reception duties when required.

Skills

GDC registration

Patient care

Teamwork

Initiative

Implant experience

Tools

Software of Excellence

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting a full-time Dental Nurse to join our team at Ythan Bridge Dental Centre in Ellon.

Ythan Bridge Dental Centre is a progressive dental practice located in the heart of the busy Aberdeenshire market town of Ellon. We offer a range of dental treatments for children and adults, all centred around enabling you to maintain your oral health.

Our four modern, fully equipped surgery practice offers NHS, private and cosmetic treatments including: facial aesthetics, tooth whitening, hygiene treatment, dental implants (including CHROME GuidedSMILE) and clear aligners. We use the latest technology to give our clinicians the best achievable results and patients the most comfortable and rewarding experience.

There is free parking outside the practice and is close to the shops and cafes in the town. The practice is located by the river Ythan, perfect for a lunchtime walk. Our team has a few long serving dental nurses who are very experienced.

Your Role

You will be responsible for providing chair side support in all day-to-day activities within the practice and surgeries. You will play an important role in a ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care while complying with all clinical and health & safety guidance.

Other duties include –

• Creating a welcoming environment for patients that sets them at ease from the outset

• Maximising the use of the internal system (Software of Excellence) to ensure accurate patient records are maintained

• Ensuring the surgery is set up appropriately for each session throughout the day to maximise the efficiency of the practice and surgery utilisation

• Anticipating the requirements of the clinician and patient in advance of their session and ensure necessary lab work and equipment is in place

• Monitoring surgery stocks to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained

• Undertaking reception duties when required including answering the telephone, making appointments and collecting patient charges

About You

• Must be GDC registered

• Experience working in Private / NHS practices is beneficial

• Willing to demonstrate the highest levels of patient care

• The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team

• Enthusiastic, with an appetite to learn and develop new skills
  

• Implant experience would be desirable.

Benefits

We know that in order to attract and retain the best talent, we must always look at ways in which we can keep our colleagues smiling. Here are some of our benefits and perks –

• Competitive pay scale

• Career progression opportunities within the group

• Referral bonus

• Company paid GDC fee

• Professional Development – access to online training and educational assistance

• Wellbeing initiatives

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Enhanced family friendly policies

• ‘You Days’ - a day off for moving house or getting married

• Birthday day off

• Service holidays

• Optical care

• Discounted dental treatments

Ythan Bridge Dental Centre– Part of Clyde Munro Group

Here at Clyde Munro, we celebrate the individuality and personality of each practice while providing the benefits, perks, support, and structure of working within a wider group. Although each practice has its own unique culture and working environment, we all work together towards the same goal – providing the best patient care.

Our focus is on building a strong, sustainable future for the Clyde Munro family - investing in our people as much as our practices. We are extremely passionate about developing our staff and pride ourselves on our commitment to supporting career progression within the group.

As a Dental Nurse, you’ll have access to funded CPD and opportunities to develop specialist skills. Whether you’re looking to enhance your clinical expertise or take the next step in your career, we provide the training, mentorship, and support to help you achieve your goals. Watch our video to learn more about how you can grow and thrive with Clyde Munro.