Dental Nurse

Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
£12.21 - £16 per hour
Expiry date:24 Nov 2025
Start date:26 Aug 2025
🦷 Dental Nurse – Join Our Skilled & Supportive Team! - Reading - Up to £16ph!

Position: Dental Nurse
Employment: Permanent | 4–5 days per week
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Private Practice

We’re looking for a motivated, reliable Dental Nurse to join our warm and professional team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in a practice that offers not just general dentistry but also advanced treatments such as implants, oral surgery, sedation, periodontics, and cosmetic dentistry.

Here, you won’t just be a nurse—you’ll be a key part of a patient’s journey from start to finish.

✨ What You’ll Be Doing

In this role, you’ll be central to creating a smooth, safe, and positive patient experience. Your responsibilities will include:
  • Chairside support: Assisting dentists across a wide variety of treatments (general, surgical, cosmetic & sedation)
  • Patient care: Helping patients feel calm, comfortable, and informed throughout their visit
  • Clinical excellence: Maintaining impeccable infection control standards, preparing and sterilising instruments, setting up surgeries, and ensuring equipment is ready for use
  • Team support: Lending a hand at reception when needed, booking appointments, and updating patient records accurately on SOE software
  • Surgical & sedation support: Preparing surgery for complex procedures and ensuring everything runs safely and smoothly
  • Continuous development: Expanding your skills by working with a diverse team across specialist treatments
🗓 Hours & Schedule
  • Days: Monday to Friday (4–5 days per week)
  • Weekends: 1 in 6 Saturdays (8:15am–1:00pm, paid overtime)
  • Hours: 08:15–17:30 daily, with one late surgery on Thursdays (option to work 14:00–20:00)
💷 Salary & Benefits
  • Trainees: £12.21 – £14.50 per hour (depending on progress & experience)
  • Qualified Nurses: £15 – £16 per hour
  • Paid overtime for weekend shifts
  • Hands-on exposure to advanced dentistry and support for career growth
✅ What We’re Looking For We’d love to hear from you if you are:
  • Qualified & GDC-registered (essential for trained nurses) OR a trainee with the right positive, proactive attitude
  • Reliable, professional, and able to adapt to different aspects of practice life
  • A great communicator who thrives in a team environment
  • Committed to patient care and keen to continue learning
🌟 Why Join Us?

We’re a close-knit, friendly team where your contribution will be valued. You’ll gain real experience across all aspects of modern dentistry, from routine care to specialist treatments. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your skills, work closely with patients, and be part of a practice that genuinely supports its staff—this is it.

📩 Apply today and take the next step in your dental nursing career!

Dental Recruit Network are a trusted supplier of NHS and Private Dental services. We supply work to Dental Nurses, Dental Receptionists, Practice Managers, Dental Hygienists and Dentists. We are one of the fastest growing recruitment agencies in the UK and supply Nationwide. Dental Recruit Network are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy.
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