Lead Dental Nurse
Darlington
Full-time | 7:45 AM – 5:30 PM | Weekend availability required
Permanent
Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
Join Bupa Dental Care – Darlington as our new Lead Dental Nurse!
We're looking for a qualified, GDC-registered Dental Nurse ready to take the next step or continue growing in a leadership role. If you're confident, organised, and passionate about delivering excellent patient care, this could be the perfect fit.
What we offer:
1. GDC registration, DBS check & professional indemnity – all paid for
2. Opportunities for training, CPD & career progression
3. Discounts on Bupa private dental care
4. Uniform & PPE provided
5. Supportive, inclusive team culture
What you’ll be doing:
6. Leading and supporting the dental nurse team
7. Assisting chairside and managing decontamination/sterilisation
8. Overseeing stock control and compliance
9. Supporting day-to-day practice operations
10. Delivering top-quality patient care and experience
About you:
11. GDC-registered Dental Nurse
12. Confident in leading and motivating a team
13. Organised, proactive, and patient-focused
14. Comfortable with weekend availability
Ready to take the lead?
Apply today and join a team that supports your growth and celebrates your success.
Here at our people are at the heart of everything we do, because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant & talented experts.
As a you’ll be benefiting from an experienced practice team and exceptional development and opportunities to take you as far as you want to go; and that’s just to mention a few.
Lead Dental Nurse skills and experience:
15. Confident leading a team
16. GDC Registered
17. Preferred Dentally experience
18. Ensure CQC requirements are met and manage audits
19. Oversee reception and staff rotas
20. Update patient records
21. Set up decontamination of instruments
22. Provide clinical chair-side support to dentists
23. Undertake some reception duties
24. Personable, positive and enthusiastic with a great customer focus
25. Strong communication skills
26. Provide excellent patient care
Salary and benefits:
We make life better for millions. That includes yours. Our dental nurse benefits packages are one of the best in the industry because you make a difference to our patients - so we want to make sure you’re well rewarded for it. These are just some of the benefits on offer when you join:
27. A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase this through training and development
28. We cover your GDC registration, your DBS and professional indemnity - we'll save you hundreds of pounds and you can concentrate on great patient care and building your dental career with us
29. To help with this we have established dental nurse career pathways leading to senior roles, free specialist training and free CPD. Being part of Bupa means access to many different career opportunities across other parts of the business too.
30. Access to our Health Cash Plan where you can claim back everyday health expenses like the opticians, therapies or consultations.
31. Access to discounted gym memberships with a flexible, monthly subscription service giving you access to national multi-site gyms, online live classes, fitness & wellbeing apps and 1-2-1 training sessions
32. Free access to a digital GP. You have access to an unlimited number of appointments 24/7, normally available within two hours
33. 24/7 free access to Healthy Minds for you and your immediate family. Talk to a counselor about any challenges you face at home or at work - whether you are having a bad day or want help with personal goals.
34. 24/7 free access to Anytime Healthline. Our confidential 24/7 service offers unlimited telephone consultations with our teams of GPs and nurses, every day of the year. It's open to your immediate family and can also be used for advice on staying healthy
35. Cycle to work scheme
36. Free annual flu vaccination
37. Discounted travel vaccinations
38. Access to mental health support network and personal energy training sessions
39. Discounted dental insurance which can be extended to immediate family members
40. Discounts on clothing, food, petrol and holidays
41. A additional day of annual leave for your wedding day
Benefits
- Shop discounts (over 700 stores)- Gym discounts- GDC Registration (UK Only)- Professional indemnity- Free CPD- Employee referral scheme- And many more!