Dental Nurse

Clyde Munro Dental Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a full-time Dental Nurse to join their friendly team at a local practice. This role involves providing chair side support and ensuring the highest levels of patient care in a welcoming environment. You will play a vital part in maintaining accurate patient records and preparing surgeries for efficient operation. The practice values professional development and offers a range of benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to grow in their dental career. If you are enthusiastic, patient-focused, and eager to learn, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Professional Development

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Birthday day off

Qualifications

• GDC registered with experience in private or NHS dental practices.
• Ability to provide excellent patient care and work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair side support and ensure excellent patient care.
• Maximise efficiency by preparing surgeries and maintaining records.

Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication

Education

GDC Registration

Experience in Private / NHS Practices

Tools

Software of Excellence

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting a full-time Dental Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team at Muirhead Dental Care.

The entire team at Muirhead Dental Care believes in providing the best possible care to both our NHS and private patients. Under the NHS, we provide a broad range of treatments, including examinations, fillings, crowns, veneers, bridges, dentures, root canal treatment, and scaling/polishing. We also have a wide range of private treatments to offer, including cosmetic dentistry and facial aesthetics.

Within our dental team, we have amassed over 100 years of experience in dentistry. This means we are well-practised in providing the best dental care to our patients.

We are located on Muirhead’s main street, just off the A80. Parking is available both outside the practice, on the street, and at the nearby car park next to the supermarket.

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 ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care while complying with all clinical and health & safety guidance.

Other duties include:

1. Creating a welcoming environment for patients that sets them at ease from the outset.
2. Maximising the use of the internal system (Software of Excellence) to ensure accurate patient records are maintained.
3. Ensuring the surgery is set up appropriately for each session throughout the day to maximise the efficiency of the practice and surgery utilisation.
4. Anticipating the requirements of the clinician and patient in advance of their session and ensuring necessary lab work and equipment are in place.
5. Monitoring surgery stocks to ensure that appropriate stock levels are maintained.
6. Undertaking reception duties when required, including answering the telephone, making appointments, and collecting patient charges.

About You

1. Must be GDC registered.
2. Must have experience working in Private / NHS practices.
3. Willing to demonstrate the highest levels of patient care.
4. The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
5. Enthusiastic, with an appetite to learn and develop new skills.

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:

1. Competitive pay scale.
2. Career progression opportunities within the group.
3. Referral bonus.
4. Company paid GDC fee.
5. Professional Development – access to online training and educational assistance.
6. Wellbeing initiatives.
7. Cycle to work scheme.
8. Employee Assistance Programme.
9. Enhanced family-friendly policies.
10. ‘You Days’ - a day off for moving house or getting married.
11. Birthday day off.
12. Service holidays.
13. Optical care.
14. Discounted dental treatments.

Muirhead Dental Care – 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.

We have ambitious plans for growth – not only for our business, but also for the people within the Clyde Munro family. We are extremely passionate about developing our staff and pride ourselves on our commitment to support career progression within the group.