Dental Nurse/Trainee Dental Nurse

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

Job summary

A dental practice in Oban is seeking a full-time qualified Dental Nurse to provide chairside support and ensure excellent patient care. The ideal candidate must be GDC registered with experience in Private or NHS practices. The role offers competitive pay, career progression, and various employee perks including enhanced family-friendly policies and professional development access.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Online training access

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

'You Days' - day off for moving or marriage

Birthday day off

Service holidays

Discounted dental treatments

Optical care

Qualifications

• GDC registered and qualified candidates required.
• Experience in Private or NHS dental practices is mandatory.
• Ability to deliver high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside support and patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient records using internal systems.
• Ensure surgery is set up efficiently for each session.
• Perform reception duties when necessary.

Skills

GDC registration

Experience in Private/NHS practices

Teamwork

Initiative

Patient care

Enthusiasm for learning

Implant experience

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting a full-time qualified Dental Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming team at Oban Dental Care. We will also consider Trainee applications.

Oban Dental Care is a modern dental practice, providing expert dental care to the residents of Oban for several years. Our practice is located near shops and other amenities with ample parking and is suitably connected to transport links.

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 ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care while complying with all clinical and health & safety guidance. Use of Exact (SOE) is beneficial but not essential as training will be provided.

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
• Qualified candidates 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
• Implant experience would be desirable

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 treatments
• Optical care

Oban Dental Care – 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.