Dental Nurse

Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
£12.21 - £16 per hour
Expiry date:11 Dec 2025
Start date:12 Sep 2025
🦷 Dental Nurse Wanted – Be Part of Something Brilliant!
📍 Location: Reading | Private Practice
💰 Up to £16/hr | Permanent | 4–5 Days/Week

We’re a modern, supportive private dental practice looking for a friendly, motivated Dental Nurse to join our fantastic team. Whether you’re already qualified or a trainee with the right attitude, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in a professional, patient-focused environment.

Here, you're more than just a nurse — you're an essential part of each patient’s journey.

🔍 The Role

As a Dental Nurse at our practice, you’ll play a hands-on role in delivering exceptional care across a full range of treatments — from everyday dentistry to advanced procedures like:
  • Implants
  • Oral Surgery
  • Sedation
  • Periodontics
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
You’ll be involved in every aspect of the patient experience — clinical, surgical, and front-of-house.

Your Day-to-Day Will Include:
  • Chairside support across general, surgical, and cosmetic procedures
  • Patient care that’s calm, kind, and confident
  • Infection control & clinical prep to the highest standard
  • Surgical & sedation support including complex cases
  • Reception help when needed: booking, updating SOE records, and assisting the team
  • Continuous learning through hands-on exposure and team collaboration
🗓 Hours & Schedule
  • 4–5 days per week | Monday–Friday
  • 1 in 6 Saturdays, 8:15am–1:00pm (paid overtime)
  • Daily hours: 8:15am–5:30pm
  • Optional late shift on Thursdays: 2:00pm–8:00pm
💷 Salary & Benefits
  • Trainee Nurses: £12.21 – £14.50/hr (based on experience & progress)
  • Qualified Nurses: £15 – £16/hr
  • Paid overtime for Saturdays
  • Real career growth: Work alongside experienced clinicians in a practice that supports your development
What We’re Looking For You’ll thrive here if you are:
  • Qualified & GDC-registered (or a proactive trainee)
  • Professional & reliable, with a team-player mindset
  • Warm & welcoming, especially with nervous patients
  • Organised & adaptable, ready to support wherever needed
  • Eager to grow, learn, and develop your clinical skills
🌟 Why Join Us?

We’re more than just a dental team — we’re a supportive, tight-knit group who care about each other as much as we care about our patients.

At our practice, you'll:
  • Be valued and respected
  • Gain hands-on experience in advanced treatments
  • Receive ongoing support and development
  • Work in a friendly and professional setting
📩 Ready to take the next step?

Apply today — and become a key part of a practice where your skills and compassion really matter.

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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