Dental Practice Manager

Smile Dental Centre; Basildon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental practice in Basildon is seeking a dedicated Practice Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience in both NHS and private practices, strong leadership skills, and will ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Responsibilities include managing financial operations, leading the team, and maintaining practice standards. A passion for dentistry and excellent organizational skills are essential. This role offers the chance to contribute to a high standard of care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a practice manager.
• Private and NHS practice experience.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure practice compliance with regulatory standards.
• Manage income, expenditure, and accounts.
• Drive innovation and modernisation within the practice.
• Oversee staff management and performance.

Skills

CQC experience

Team motivation skills

Bookkeeping experience

Social media skills

Ability to work under pressure

Organizational skills

Can-do attitude

Treatment coordinator skills

Job description

About the Role Smile Dental Centre are recruiting a practice manager ideally to work 4 days per week. The main responsibilities of the role include :

• Ensure that the practice meets regulatory and contractual standards whilst remaining financially viable;
• Providing solid leadership, based on a sound knowledge of business management, finance, planning and human resource management, including recruitment;
• Driving innovation and modernisation;
• Meeting the reporting requirements and complying with local and national KPIs and contracts;
• Co-ordinating and leading the operational delivery of the services, engaging with staff, patients etc;
• Presenting and analysing data, to monitor quality;
• Attending meetings;
• Effectively managing staff;
• Developing effective partnerships, with other organisations, to benefit the practice;
• Taking responsibility for security, repairs, insurance and maintenance of the premises, services and equipment;
• Ensuring that the practice complies with all aspects of Health & Safety at Work legislation;
• Managing all income, expenditure and accounts, as well as preparingfinancial reports;
• Implementing and maintaining systems, under direction from the partners;
• Handling patient enquiries and suggestions, including oversight of the practice-based complaints procedure;
• Reviewing and updating the practice’s information leaflet and website;
• Handling practice publicity and health education materials;
• Being involved in managing the computer system, including organising any maintenance and developments to the system;
• Ensuring practice compliance with data protection legislation;
• Preparing practice business plans and annual reports, as directed.

About the Candidate

• CQC experience;
• Experience working as a practice manager;
• Skills to motivate and drive a team forward;
• Private and NHS practice experience;
• CQC registered manager;
• Book keeping experience;
• Social media skills;
• Be reliable, mature, punctual, willing to learn, presentable and hard working;
• Possess the ability to work under pressure;
• Havesome experience in medical / dental sector;
• Be passionate about dentistry;
• Some experience of management will be desirable;
• Able to demonstrate and excellent can-do attitude;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• A fast learner and team player;
• Treatment coordinator skills and experience is desirable.

About Us Smile Dental Centre provide both NHS services and Private dental care. We offer a full range of preventive, general and cosmetic dental treatments for adults and children. We aim to provide an excellent standard of care. Our surgeries are fully equipped with up-to‑date facilities to comply with the highest standards of cleanliness for your care. Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.