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Job Description: Dental Hygienist (Rayleigh, Essex)
At The Essex Smile Centre, we’re seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Dental Hygienist to join our established dental practice in Rayleigh, Essex.
This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient oral health outcomes while working within a supportive and collaborative clinical environment.
The Role
- Tuesday & Wednesday surgery availability
- Delivering high-quality patient care while managing your own patient list and working alongside experienced dentists and support staff, providing comprehensive dental hygiene services
- Performing comprehensive dental hygiene treatments within your scope of practice, managing an established and diverse patient list, ensuring continuity of care, and building strong therapeutic relationships
- Conducting thorough patient assessments, identifying oral health concerns, and developing individualised treatment plans in collaboration with the clinical team
- Providing evidence-based oral health education and preventative advice to patients, promoting positive behavioural change
- Collaborating effectively with dentists and dental nurses to ensure seamless patient care
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What We’re Looking For
- GDC registration as a Dental Hygienist
- Diploma in Dental Hygiene or equivalent recognised qualification
- Demonstrable experience delivering dental hygiene treatments within scope of practice
- Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to build rapport with diverse patient groups
- Confidence in patient assessment, treatment planning, and clinical decision-making
- Team-oriented mindset with a positive and proactive approach to collaborative working
Benefits of Joining PortmanDentex
You’ll be part of a 360+ practice business, predominantly focused on private dentistry, offering:
Clinical Freedom & Autonomy
- Use your preferred equipment, materials, labs, and referral pathways to deliver the best possible patient care
- Be championed as a self-employed clinician, while always retaining your own unique professional identity
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- Access to first-class marketing, branding, and business support, helping maximise your diary utilisation
- Clinical mentoring and CPD opportunities through connections with clinical mentors and regular events from top-tier dentists and specialists
Clinical Leadership & Collaboration
- Support from Clinical Leads—a team of practising clinicians who balance patient care with strategic business leadership
Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect and ensuring equal employment opportunities for all, regardless of:
- Race, religion or belief
- Sex, sexual orientation
- Gender reassignment
- Pregnancy or maternity
- Marital or civil partner status
- Disability
- Age
- Nationality
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