Job Details
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Trainee Dental Nurse to join the team at Tisbury Dental & Implant Clinic.
Tisbury Dental & Implant Clinic is one of Wiltshire’s leading dental practices, established in Tisbury in 1974. In this time we have grown into a prestigious family practice with an excellent reputation, offering advanced and specialist treatments. At the beginning of 2002 we opened our new surgery, helping us to give you dental care in the most comfortable surroundings.
We believe in a more personal approach to dentistry, an approach that is focused on service and expertise and puts the patient first. We are proud to be a centre of clinical excellence, providing the best dental care to suit everyone, not only as a patient, but also a person.
This Practice has free onsite parking for employees!
No previous dental experience is needed for this role. If you have a genuine interest in health and well-being, possess a specific interest in dentistry and have an aptitude to learn, grow and develop, we want to hear from you. At Portman Dental Care, you will have the resources and support you need to help you succeed in becoming a fully qualified Dental Nurse
What’s in it for you?
- Full time hours: 42 hours per week
- Training supported by our highly experienced team - your course will be overseen by an external course provider and is fully funded by Portman
- Permanent placement upon successful completion of course (average course duration is around 18 months)
- 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
- 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
- Opportunity to buy up to an additional 3 annual leave days per year
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid company sick pay
- Life assurance and contributory pension scheme
- Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3000 per referral
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7, 365 days a year confidential helpline and counselling service providing help and advice on a range of issues
- GP service – 24/7 access to an experienced GP (either by video or telephone call), as well as second medical opinions, private prescriptions, and referrals
- Cycle to work scheme
- Benefits platform with access to discounted shopping, cinema, travel, and much more
About you
We welcome your application if you have the following:
- GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above (or modern equivalent 4 or above) are essential to undertake the course
- Enjoy working as part of a team, and are a good communicator who thrives upon delivering excellent standards of patient care
- Happy to be a key player in the team providing chair side assistance, ensuring that the correct materials and equipment are available during each clinical session
- Comfortable learning to perform high quality dental nursing whilst assisting each dentist, hygienist or therapist in all procedures.
- Drive to undergo training as required to develop your skills and abilities
Our vision is to be the best private focused dental group in the world, providing exceptional patient experience and excellent clinical care. To achieve this, we champion individuality and invest in the people who will deliver this to our patients. If your professional values and behaviours align with ours, isn’t it time to join the Portman Dental family?
About us
We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the UK and 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 1.5 million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.
If you would like to find out more about joining Portman as a Trainee Dental Nurse, please feel free to review our website for more information or check out our excellent colleague reviews on Indeed and Glassdoor. 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.
