Qualified Dental Nurse & Receptionist
Join our friendly team at Jorvik Dental Practice
Jorvik Dental Practice is a private dental practice in Nether Poppleton, York. We are looking for a friendly, caring and enthusiastic Dental Nurse to join our team.
Whether you are an experienced GDC-registered Dental Nurse or someone who is looking to start a career in dental nursing, we would love to hear from you.
We are particularly interested in someone who enjoys working with people, takes pride in patient care and wants to develop their skills within a supportive practice.
Why join Jorvik Dental Practice?
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Opportunity to develop your dental nursing skills
- Training and professional development encouraged
- Opportunities to develop additional clinical skills
- Support with further education and career progression
- Private dental practice in a convenient York location
- Opportunity to become a valued member of a close-knit team
- Paid GDC registration, indemnity and training / CPD.
- Free onsite parking
- Pension scheme
The Role
The role will include:
- High-quality chairside dental nursing and anticipating the dentist’s needs.
- Preparing surgeries, instruments and materials for clinical sessions.
- Implant nursing and surgical assistance – experience desirable.
- Dental radiography – qualification and experience desirable.
- Reception duties including answering calls, booking appointments and taking payments- experience desirable.
- Welcoming patients and providing a professional and friendly front-of-house service.
- Treatment coordination (TCO), including supporting patients with treatment plans, appointments and follow-up care. Experience desirable
- Managing referrals, correspondence and patient administration.
- Maintaining accurate clinical and patient records.
- Supporting the smooth running and organisation of the practice.
- Maintaining excellent cross-infection control and sterilisation standards.
We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will:
- Be GDC registered and qualified as a Dental Nurse.
- Have proven experience working in a dental practice.
- Be reliable, punctual, hardworking and professional.
- Have excellent communication and patient-care skills.
- Be confident dealing with patients both clinically and at reception.
- Be organised, proactive and able to work independently.
- Work well as part of a team and be willing to take responsibility.
Desirable Experience
We would particularly welcome applicants with evidence of:
- Treatment Coordinator (TCO) experience.
- Dental practice management or team-lead experience.
- Implant nursing and surgical assistance.
- Dental radiography.
- Practice manager assisting experience.
- Managing referrals, patient journeys and treatment follow-up.
We are looking for more than someone who can simply assist chairside. We want a dependable, experienced Dental Nurse who can contribute to the wider running of the practice and provide an excellent patient experience from first contact through to completion of treatment.
If you are an experienced Dental Nurse looking for a role with clinical responsibility, patient interaction and opportunities to use your wider practice skills, we would love to hear from you.
Pay: From £25,350.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Please explain any gaps in your CV ?
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- Dental Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
- Dental receptionist: 2 years (preferred)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Valid GDC registration (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
