Dental Nurse / Trainee Dental Nurse (Part-Time)

Clyde Munro Dental Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A dental practice in Edinburgh is seeking a part-time Dental Nurse to provide crucial chairside support and ensure excellent patient care. Responsibilities include maintaining patient records, preparing surgeries, and assisting with reception duties. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, well-organized, and eager to learn. This role offers competitive pay, career development opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay scale

Career progression opportunities

Referral bonus

Company paid GDC fee

Professional Development access

Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly policies

‘You Days’ – a day off for moving or marrying

Birthday day off

Service holidays

Discounted dental treatments

Optical care

Qualifications

• Willing to demonstrate the highest levels of patient care.
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
• Enthusiastic, with an appetite to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide chairside support in all day-to-day activities.
• Create a welcoming environment for patients.
• Ensure accurate patient records are maintained.
• Set up surgery appropriately for each session.
• Anticipate requirements of clinician and patient.
• Undertake reception duties when required.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Initiative

Enthusiasm to learn

Tools

Software of Excellence (Exact)

Job description

Join our Team!

We are excited to be recruiting a part-time Dental Nurse to join our team at Earl Grey Dental. We are looking to fill a part-time position (hours negotiable) and are open to both qualified and trainee applications.

Situated on Earl Grey Street, the practice is just a short walk from Haymarket Station and easily accessible with public transport. You will be joining the team at an exciting time and will have fantastic opportunities to develop your skillset and progress your career.

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; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• 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 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

• 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
• Discounted dental treatments
• Optical care

Earl Grey Dental – 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.