Dental Nurse

Bathgate Dental Spa; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental practice in Glasgow is looking for a dedicated chair side support professional to assist in daily activities and ensure excellent patient care. Responsibilities include creating a welcoming environment, managing patient records, and ensuring surgery readiness. Candidates must be GDC registered and experienced in Private or NHS practices. This role offers competitive pay and numerous benefits including professional development opportunities, referral bonuses, and additional leave days.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Access to online training

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

'You Days' - a day off for moving or marriage

Birthday day off

Service holidays

Discounted dental treatment

Optical care

Qualifications

• Must be GDC registered.
• Must have experience working in Private / NHS practices.
• Willing to demonstrate the highest levels of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair side support in all day-to-day activities.
• Create a welcoming environment for patients.
• Maximise use of internal systems for accurate patient records.
• Ensure surgery is set up appropriately for each session.
• Anticipate clinician and patient requirements.
• Monitor surgery stocks and undertake reception duties when required.

Skills

GDC registration

Experience in Private / NHS practices

Ability to work on own initiative

Enthusiasm to learn

Tools

Software of Excellence

Job description

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
• Must have experience working in Private / NHS practices
• 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

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
• Discounted dental treatment
• Optical care

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