Qualified / Trainee Dental Nurse

Newcastle, UK Newcastle Family Dental Care, DJ Maguire Dental Group *Dental Nurse (Trainees will be considered)*

DJ Maguire Dental Group are looking for a qualified dental nurse (trainees will be considered) to work in our practice, Newcastle Family Dental Care, on a part-time basis.

Please email [email removed] to provide your CV and request an application pack. Please quote 'NFDC Dental Nurse, PT'.

*Job Description: *To carry out nursing duties throughout the practice, assist with reception or any clerical duties as required. A full job description will be provided with our application pack.

*Salary*: To be discussed

*Hours of Work*:
Monday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday Off
Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

*What we can offer you:* DJ Maguire Dental Group can offer you a structured career pathway with training and development opportunities. We are proud of the service that we provide to our patients. We are committed to keeping up to date with and providing quality dental care to the standards of good practice.

We are one of the largest, leading family-owned dental companies in Northern Ireland. We employ staff across 12 practices and our bespoke communication hub.

To date, the company has received numerous accreditations including Investors in People Platinum Award 2025, Investors in People Health & Wellbeing Award 2019, Randox Healthcare Dental Practice of the Year 2017, BDA Good Practice Scheme member for 10+ years and all of our sites are RQIA compliant.

We are passionate about our people and recognise our teams are the reason for our continued success. We strive to take care of our people. We are committed to providing more than just a ‘basic package’ for our staff.

We aim to provide financially and personally rewarding employment in a stimulating, supportive, enjoyable and safe working environment, and we seek to create a high performing culture in which individual and team success is recognised.

We are delighted to offer our staff:

* a positive work environment
* flexible working opportunities
* an investment in company CPD staff training programme and further opportunities for career progression
* provision of CPR & basic life support training
* a great remuneration package
* staff pension scheme
* access to our health & wellbeing initiative ‘Keep Smiling’
* annual activities and promotions for staff and their families
* information newsletters
* access to our staff intranet platform, ‘Filling You In’
* professional indemnity costs
* GDC registration costs
* enhanced access NI checks
* free of charge CPD
* an experienced team of managers ready to lend their support and guidance
* modern surgeries and equipment
* modern computerised dental software system and digital radiography

*Essential Criteria:*

* GDC Registration (where qualified)
* A positive and flexible approach to work
* Excellent communicator
* Good practical skills together with good common sense
* Excellent organisational and clinical skills, with the ability to plan and manage workloads
* Confidence to represent the practice and its values
* Ability to develop and maintain relationships at all levels in the organisation
* Professional attitude
* Experience managing relationships with patients
* Clinical experience, dental knowledge, performing high quality dental nursing whilst assisting each dentist in all dental procedures
* Familiarity with health and safety rules and guidance including PPE, COSHH, mercury handling, infection control, waste disposal
* Up to date CPR training

*Desirable Criteria:*

* Experience working in healthcare and decontamination unit
* 1 year's reception experience
* Computer literate with good IT skills and experience of dental software

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £11.50-£14.00 per hour

Benefits:
* Company pension

Work Location: In person