Dental Nurse – Full/Part time – Truro

The Smile Together Group; Truro; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Smile Together Group is seeking dedicated dental nurses for full-time and part-time positions at their Truro Health Park dental practice. This role offers a unique opportunity for career development through a Dental Nurse Career Pathway, mentorship, and participation in community outreach programs. Join a supportive team committed to providing exceptional dental care in Cornwall.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid indemnity and GDC registration

Access to company pension

27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays

Paid day off for birthday

Professional development support

Free uniforms and PPE

Health and wellbeing support

Opportunity to become a shareholder

Volunteer time opportunities

Qualifications

• GDC registration without conditions required.
• Ability to demonstrate right to work in the UK.
• Experience in dental nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide front of house service ensuring patient satisfaction.
• Deliver dental care in nurse-led clinics.
• Mentor foundation dental nurses.

Skills

Patient care

Mentoring

Teamwork

Job description

Did you know our dental nurse roles offer genuine breadth and variety in your work and career development?

We currently have two exciting opportunities to join the team at our Truro Health Park dental practice:

• 1 x Full-Time Position

• 1 x Part-Time Position

Both roles will be based in Truro, with occasional travel to Newquay to provide cover as needed.

You will provide a reliable, efficient, and timely front of house service to ensure Smile Together exceeds patient expectations at every visit and provides a first-class patient experience.

Smile Together provides dental nursing careers with a difference, with exciting opportunities to:

• Progress in our amazing new Dental Nurse Career Pathway which could enable you to gain additional qualifications in your own special interest and care for your own list of patients in nurse-led clinics delivering face-to-face dental care to Cornwall’s most vulnerable people, depending on the route you take
• Mentor our foundation dental nurses and gain valuable mentorship training
• Have the opportunity to deliver care across the county in our Mobile Dental Unit as part of our Outreach team

Let us support your career development whilst helping us make a difference to those who need us most:

If you think this career choice, delivering dental care with purpose and meaning for local people and communities, is for you, simply download and complete our application form and either email it to [e-mail] or apply online here (remembering to attach your completed application form).

Your package

At Smile Together we offer a dental nurse role that is different to what you may have done before. We support colleagues to progress their careers in line with their individual aspirations and needs of the business. See our Inside Track case studies here to see how we have supported our colleagues to develop.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive package £26,500-£29,500 p/a* (*this is dependent on additional qualifications)
• Paid indemnity and GDC registration (pro rata)

• Access to company pension, ensuring your long-term financial wellbeing
• Our workforce benefits package including company bonus (paid pro rata) and dividend scheme*

Time off:

• 27 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays each year (pro rata)

• An additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday – because you deserve to be celebrated!

Professional Development:

• Working with highly skilled, enthusiastic and fun teams, committed to patient care
• Support in defining and developing your professional career in a positive and enabling environment
• An excellent dedicated and personalised training package to help maintain your CPD and wider professional development via our Smile Together Training Academy
• A friendly support network with an induction colleague assigned to assist your transition to our company

Unique Employee Ownership Benefits:

• Opportunity to become a shareholder* and have a genuine voice in our employee-owned and B Corp Certified community interest company, shaping the future of Smile Together
• Opportunity to engage in community-based oral health improvement projects – for example, see more about our support for coastal communities and Health for Homeless Cornwall athttps://smiletogether.co.uk/our-impact/community-and-social-impact/
• Attend our annual ‘Smile (Get) Together’ and get involved in various team building activities such as beach cleans and BBQ’s on the beach! We really do have such a fantastic team!

Health and Wellbeing:

• A range of health and wellbeing support and resources to help you maintain optimal physical and mental health
• Free uniforms/scrubs and PPE for our clinical and patient-facing colleagues, ensuring you have everything you need to provide exceptional care
• Opportunity for half a day’s paid volunteer time such as through our partnership with Plant One and Cornwall Wildlife Trust or with a charity of your own*

*Conditions apply

We’re a committed and friendly team that puts our people and patients first, giving you the opportunity to develop and progress your career in a safe, supportive environment. It’s never been a more exciting time to join us in providing a valued dental service in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We are the UK’s first dental practice to become B Corp certified. This means we care for Cornwall, our society and environment.

Application Deadline: 23rd May

Interview Date: 27th May

See what our dental nurses say about working here!

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK as we do not offer sponsorship and that you are able to commute to the place of work.

GDC registration without conditions