Dental Nurse / Trainee Dental Nurse

Clyde Munro Dental Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental practice group in Orkney seeks a Dental Nurse responsible for chair side support and ensuring excellent patient care. This full-time position offers a competitive pay scale, career progression opportunities, and a supportive environment. Ideal candidates are GDC registered with experience in Private or NHS practices, demonstrating enthusiasm and teamwork. Benefits include training, wellbeing initiatives, and unique policies such as 'You Days' for personal events.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Professional Development

Access to online training

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly policies

Day off for moving or marriage

Birthday day off

Service holidays

Optical care

Discounted dental treatments

Qualifications

• Candidates must be GDC registered.
• Experience in Private or NHS practices is mandatory.
• Must demonstrate high patient care levels.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Enthusiastic with a desire to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair side support in daily activities.
• Ensure excellent patient care while following guidelines.
• Create a welcoming environment for patients.
• Efficiently prepare the surgery for each session.
• Monitor surgery stock levels.
• Perform reception duties as needed.

Skills

GDC registration

Experience in Private/NHS practices

Patient care

Teamwork

Initiative

Enthusiasm for learning

Tools

Software of Excellence

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting a Dental Nurse to join our team in Orkney to work across our 3 practices . We will also consider Trainee applications.

Our practice is a well-established and trusted part of the community, known for delivering excellent patient care in a welcoming environment. We take pride in our dedicated team of professionals who are passionate and committed to delivering the highest standards of clinical excellence. Our practice is not only a great place to receive care, but also a rewarding and fulfilling place to build a career.

This position offers full-time hours over 4 days, 8am - 5.30pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with no evening or weekend working required.

As part our benefits we offer Active Life Membership for you and your family.

At our Kirkwall and Stromness practices there is parking nearby and there is parking onsite at our Daisybank practice.

Pay :

Trainee role £11.30 per hour including island allowance (20 and under), £13.01 per hour including island allowance (21 and over).

Qualified Dental Nurse rates start from £15.05 per hour including island allowance.

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

• Qualified candidates 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

• 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
• Optical care
• Discounted dental treatments

Daisybank Clinic / Orkney Dental Kirkwall / Orkney Dental Stromness

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.