Dental Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading dental practice in Prestwick is seeking an experienced Dental Nurse to provide chairside support. Key responsibilities include ensuring excellent patient care, maintaining accurate records, and preparing surgeries. Candidates must be GDC registered and have experience in private or NHS practices. The position offers a competitive pay scale and opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Recommend a friend bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Professional Development

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

‘You Days’ for moving house or getting married

Qualifications

• Must be GDC registered.
• Experience working in Private/NHS practices essential.
• Sedation and Implant experience is desirable.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Enthusiastic with a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside support in daily activities.
• Create a welcoming environment for patients.
• Maximise use of internal systems for patient records.
• Ensure surgery is set up for efficient practices.
• Anticipate clinician and patient requirements.
• Undertake reception duties as needed.

Skills

GDC registration

Experience in Private/NHS practices

Sedation and Implant experience

Ability to work on own initiative

Teamwork

Enthusiasm for learning

Tools

Software of Excellence

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting for an experienced Dental Nurse to join our team at Art of Dentistry, Prestwick.

Art of Dentistry in Prestwick has established itself as one of Scotland’s leading private dental practices and is at the forefront of cutting-edge dental care and cosmetic dental treatments. We offer advanced dental services including teeth straightening, cosmetic dentistry, dental makeovers, facial rejuvenation, veneers, and tooth whitening.

Your Role

You will be responsible for providing chairside 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:

• 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 ensuring necessary lab work and equipment are 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
• Sedation and Implant experience is desirable
• 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
• Recommend a friend 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

Art of Dentistry – 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.