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Dental Nurse

Gravesend
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Dental Nurse | Gravesend, Kent | Full Time/Part Time | £13.00–£13.50 per hour, depending on experience

Our client is a long-established family dental practice combining modern technology with traditional values of personalised service and care. Their goal is to help solve dental problems, enhance smiles, and improve the general well-being of patients. They are reputed for high-quality dental care and patient satisfaction.

They are seeking a qualified Dental Nurse to join their team. You will be responsible for providing clinical assistance to the practice's clinicians, working with little to no supervision, and carrying out duties to the highest standard.

Working Hours (Starting from 1st September 2025)

Full-time: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Part-time: Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Are you the right person for the job?

Must be a qualified and GDC registered Dental Nurse
Must have the right to work in the UK
Preferably resides within a 15-mile radius of Gravesend
Reliable, professional, and passionate about patient care
What will your role look like?

Prepare and maintain the clinical environment, including the equipment
Carry out infection prevention and control procedures to prevent physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the surgery or laboratory
Record dental charting and oral tissue assessment carried out by other registrants
Prepare, mix and handle dental biomaterials
Provide chairside support to the operator during treatment
Keep full, accurate and contemporaneous patient records
Prepare equipment, materials and patients for dental radiography
Process dental radiographs 
Monitor, support and reassure patients
Give appropriate patient advice
Support the patient and their colleagues if there is a medical emergency
Make appropriate referrals to other health professionals
What can you expect in return?

20 days annual leave, pro-rata, plus Bank Holidays
Workplace pension
CPD training provided through both in-person mandatory courses and an online training portal
Opportunities to gain experience in specialist areas, such as Implant Dentistry and Invisalign
Continuous Professional Development and Training opportunities
DBS check fully funded
Free Uniform
State of the art dental facilities
Friendly, yet professional work environment
Interview Process

Candidates will be asked to complete an application form and submit it along with their CV. Once received, applications will be reviewed and shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email to arrange an interview.

Job offers will be made shortly after interviews, subject to satisfactory references.

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