Job Description
Edinburgh Dental Specialists are expanding their clinical support team, and we’re looking for a conscientious and dedicated dental nurse to join us on a part time basis .
Do you want to work alongside our specialists in all areas of dentistry, helping them provide our patients with advanced dental care?
A bit about us
We are based in the centre of Edinburgh, but many of our colleagues and clinicians commute from the areas surrounding Edinburgh by bike, train and bus.
We are a referral practice, and so we don’t do regular dental checkups, instead we have specialists in all areas of dentistry, and so you will gain a broad and varied experience and help our specialists provide world class treatment for our patients.
We recognise that without our clinical support team of highly trained dental nurses, LDU assistants and patient experience coordinators that we could not provide the level of expert treatment that we do for our patients. We aim for regular team building opportunities and have developed a special programme to support the wellbeing of colleagues at work and at home.
What’s in it for you?
1. Part time hours - 24 hours a week (Monday - Friday)
2. GDC, Indemnity and CPD costs covered
3. Practice bonus scheme - our colleagues are key to Portman’s success, so you’ll be entitled to a bonus based on your practice’s performance
4. Special days - in addition to your holiday allowance and bank holidays, you are also able to take special days off for occasions such as your birthday, getting married, moving house and more
5. Opportunity to buy up to an additional 3 annual leave days per year
6. Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
7. Life assurance and contributory pension scheme
8. Access to our Dental Academy to support you with your career ambitions
9. Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3000 per referral
10. Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7, 365 days a year confidential helpline and counselling service providing help and advice on a range of issues
11. Cycle to work scheme
12. Benefits platform with access to discounted shopping, cinema, travel, and much more
About you
We are looking for candidates share the passion for below:
13. You focus on maintaining high standards of patient care at all times
14. You are positive, enthusiastic and honest in all aspects of your job
15. You’re able to motivate both yourself and others to achieve great results for our patients
16. You enjoy recognising successes and sharing your opinions and ideas with others
About Portman Dentex
We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the [UK/Ireland]. Recently, we have merged with Dentex bringing together two of the UK’s leading providers of private-focused dental care with shared values based on community, integrity and dedication to clinical freedom. Both companies celebrate the individuality of our practices and their teams and our shared focus remains on putting people first; this means exceptional care for our patients, industry-leading support for our practices and access to the best professional opportunities. Together we are one of the largest dental group’s in the UK, operating over 350 UK practices, with more than 4,000 members in our community, providing for more than million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.
If you would like to find out more about joining Portman as a Dental Nurse, please feel free to review our website for more information, or contact Liz Whiteoak on 07436 216534 for an initial conversation. Alternatively, you are welcome to share this opportunity with your friends and professional network.
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Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.