Lead Dental Nurse

Overview

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. You will also be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the practice surgeries and ensuring the delivery of excellent patient care, with a focus on managing clinical and cross-contamination compliance and Health & Safety measures in line with our goals and values.

Other duties include –

• Creating a welcoming environment for patients that sets them at ease from the outset
• Ensuring all elements of the patient journey are delivered consistently and to a high standard within the practice
• Taking a proactive approach to patient feedback and acting upon suggestions for improvement
• Supporting the Practice Manager to effectively manage external lab work
• Ensuring efficient management and timely replenishment of stock
• Undertaking reception duties when required
• Acting within the General Dental Council’s (GDC) Guidance on standards for the team and practice
• Supporting Associates by providing a professional chair side service as necessary
• Providing training and support to colleagues when required

• 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

• 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