Dental Nurse

Smile Dental Care; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental care provider in Tonbridge and Malling is seeking a Qualified Dental Nurse to join their expanding team on a full-time basis. Responsibilities include providing clinical support to dentists, ensuring compliance with CQC requirements, and delivering excellent patient care. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for career progression and additional training. Competitive pay and a pleasant work environment are guaranteed.

Benefits

Opportunity for salary increase through training

DBS cost covered

Hep B cost covered

Encouragement for progression

Contributory pension scheme

Fully computerised practice

Uniform provided

CPD covered

Pleasant workplace environment

Additional course funding

Work/life balance

Open door policy

Qualifications

• Qualified Dental Nurse qualification required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical chair-side support to dentists.
• Ensuring CQC requirements are met.
• Providing excellent patient care.
• Updating patient records.
• Setting up decontamination of instruments.
• Performing reception duties.

Skills

Clinical chair-side support

Patient care

CQC compliance

Record keeping

Job description

We at Smile Dental Care are looking for a Qualified Dental Nurse to join our friendly expanding team on a Full Time basis.

Smile Dental Care is a privately‑owned, family‑run company founded by an Associate Dentist in 1993. We currently run 49 practices across the UK, from Scotland to Devon and Cornwall, and aim to open 3–5 new practices each year. Our focus is on supporting and developing our practices and teams rather than becoming the largest.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical chair‑side support to dentists
• Ensuring CQC requirements are met
• Providing excellent patient care
• Updating patient records
• Setting up decontamination of instruments
• Reception duties

Benefits

• Opportunity to increase your salary through training and development
• DBS cost covered
• Hep B cost covered
• Progression and development – encouragement for nurses to become lead nurses or practice managers
• Contributory pension scheme
• Fully computerised practice (Dentally)
• Uniform provided
• CPD covered
• Pleasant, diverse, respectful and fun workplace
• Additional course funding for dental nurses interested in radiography, sedation, impression taking and/or implants
• Competitive rates of pay
• Work/life balance and no unsociable hours
• Open door policy – encouragement to voice opinions