Lead Dental Nurse

Overview

Lead Dental Nurse – Bupa Dental Care Woodford

Join Practice Manager Ashish Bechra and lead a friendly, high-performing team at Bupa Dental Care Woodford. We’re looking for a confident, motivated Lead Dental Nurse who’s ready to take the next step in their career within a supportive, well-established Bupa practice.

As Lead Dental Nurse, you’ll play a key role in supporting the clinical team, maintaining excellent standards of patient care, and helping the practice run smoothly day to day.

• Full-time role – 37 hours per week
• Working pattern:
  Monday 8:00–5:00;
  Tuesday 8:00–5:00;
  Wednesday 8:00–5:00;
  Friday 8:00–4:30;
  Saturday 8:45–14:30
• Lead a team and oversee reception and staff rotas
• Provide clinical chair-side support to dentists and set up decontamination of instruments
• Update patient records and undertake some reception duties
• Ensure CQC requirements are met and manage audits
• Maintain a positive, professional, patient-focused approach and strong communication within the team

• GDC registered Dental Nurse (essential)
• Leadership experience or the confidence to step into a lead role
• Preferred Dentally experience

• Your GDC registration, DBS check, and professional indemnity fully covered
• Access to industry-leading training and career development
• Supportive leadership and a collaborative working environment
• The stability and benefits of working with a trusted healthcare brand

Our Woodford practice is located in a vibrant and leafy part of North East London, close to Epping Forest, local cafés, shops, and amenities—perfect for lunch breaks or a walk after work.

• Excellent transport links:
  Just a short walk from Woodford Underground Station (Central Line)
• Easy road access via the A406 (North Circular) and M11
• Well connected by local bus routes

This makes the practice easily accessible whether you’re commuting from London or Essex.

If you’re ready to lead, inspire, and grow your career with Bupa Dental Care, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step with Bupa Dental Care Woodford.

Here at Bupa Dental Care our people are at the heart of everything we do, because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant & talented experts.

As a Lead Dental Nurse you’ll be benefiting from an experienced practice team and exceptional development and opportunities to take you as far as you want to go.

• Confident leading a team
• GDC Registered
• Preferred Dentally experience
• Ensure CQC requirements are met and manage audits
• Oversee reception and staff rotas
• Update patient records
• Set up decontamination of instruments
• Provide clinical chair-side support to dentists
• Undertake some reception duties
• Personable, positive and enthusiastic with a great customer focus
• Strong communication skills
• Provide excellent patient care

• A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase this through training and development
• We cover your GDC registration, your DBS and professional indemnity
• Dental nurse career pathways leading to senior roles, free specialist training and free CPD
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Health Cash Plan, gym discounts, and 24/7 health support
• Free annual flu vaccination and discounted travel vaccinations
• Access to mental health support network and personal energy training
• Discounted dental insurance for you and immediate family
• Discounts on clothing, food, petrol and holidays
• Additional day of annual leave for your wedding day

So why wait? Apply now to be part of a brilliant team, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

To find out more about working with us, find us on Linked In, Facebook and Instagram.

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are committed to ensuring you are treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer.