mydentist (UK)
Head Dental Nurse
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Head Dental Nurse mydentist
Location & Schedule
Practice: King Street, Dukinfield, SK16 4LG
- Job Type: Part-time
- Hours: Monday–Thursday 08:45–17:45, Friday 08:45–17:00
Join the UK’s leading dental network, delivering quality care that makes a difference—your care, your skills, and your brilliant future.
About the Role
As a Head Dental Nurse, you’ll:
- Lead the dental nursing team with full responsibility for:
- Staff roта planning & people management
- Materials & stock management
- Coaching Stuдent and Trainee Dental Nurses
- Partner with clinicians to deliver a full range of high-quality dental treatments
- Ensure smooth surgery operations and general practice efficiency
- Contribute to a patient-focused culture that puts smiles first
This role blends leadership with hands-on clinical excellence, delivering exceptional care in a supportive and fast-growing team.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll be responsible for:
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Team Leadership:
- Developing, exhibiting and driving the Practice’s high-quality patient care standards
- Overseeing dental nurse role allocations & training
- Travel planning across multiple sites
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Clinical Care:
- Chairside nursing support for dentists
- Managing patient rooms to ensure efficiency
- Following strict infection control protocols
- Supporting technicians in lab workflows
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Practice Operations:
- Collaborating with the Practice Manager on rota planning
- Administering materials & supplies
- Handling all incoming patient paperwork with accuracy
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Staff Development:
- Actively mentoring new and trainee dental nurses
- Participation in training sessions
- Support of the entirety of the dental team’s workload
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- Team Enablement:
- Represent practice in daily environment and communications
- Promote a positive practice image and provide exemplary customer service
Requirements
To fulfil this role, you’ll need:
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Qualifications & Experience:
- Qualified Dental Nurse (NNEB/NEBDN qualified)
- Minimum 1 year experience in a clinical role
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Attributes & Skills:
- Experience managing staff and training
- Passioned about continuous learning & CPD
- High degree of attention to practice and health & safety procedures
- Confident and dependable team player, positive and approachable attitude
Your Benefits
We invest in your future and your work-life balance—because your personal success reflects how well we support you:
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Competitive Pay:
- Competitive starting rate up to £14.09 per hour
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Time & Flexibility:
- Fully funded 30 days paid holidays (increasing with service including bank holidays)
- Predictable stable schedule across three morning and afternoon shifts
- Generous family-friendly leave, including emergency leave and bereavement policies
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Development & Careers Support:
- Fully funded post-qualifications and training towards:
- GDC registration & membership
- Indemnity insurance
- Annual CPD via Agilio for continuous growth
- Supportive mydentist Academy, providing opportunities for personal leadership and expertise development
- Learning and development that paid off with Recognition Schemes (e.g. Dental Heroes awards, performance-based rewards)
- Fully funded post-qualifications and training towards:
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Health & Wellness:
- VPées Virtual GP service for personal health and wellbeing
- Free, confidential employee assistance & counselling support through respected external providers
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- Lifestyle & Savings:
- Generous discounts across cinema, retail, travel, restaurants and coffee chains via tailored savings programmes
- Patient care discounts reflecting our welcoming and family-friendly environment
- Annual surveys to assess & address team needs
Who We Are
We’re mydentist, the UK’s largest dental network, with a combined 100+ years of experience in delivering care. Modern, patient-focused practices and values ensure every colleague thrives.
The game-changers behind your future:
- A modern flexible healthcare environment, fostering wellbeing, equality & collaboration
- Previously unsupported services, like Student Dental Nurse programmes
- Respectful culture where different skills are celebrated and growth is valued
- Advanced technology, ensuring you work smarter with high-quality tools and systems
- Upskilling & mentorship that develops both skillsets and leadership
We’re actively transforming dentistry by investing in your practice growth across new locations, technology, and skills.
Would you dream of a career where patients, teamwork, and personal growth align? Your future is here. 😊
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- Student & trainee training programmes
- Focus on professional development
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