GDQ Qualified Dental Nurse – Full Time (35 hrs)
Bupa Dental Care Rayleigh, Raynesway
Practice Manager: Laura Cottey

Are you a passionate Dental Nurse looking for your next step in a practice where you’ll feel genuinely supported, valued and part of something special?

Bupa Dental Care Rayleigh is welcoming a GDQ Qualified Dental Nurse to join our friendly mixed practice. This is a Full-Time role (35 hours) with Fridays off, giving you a great work–life balance.

Working Hours:
Monday - Thursday (hours TBC)

Why join us?
At Rayleigh, you’ll be part of a welcoming, close‑knit team who truly support each other. Our practice has a real community feel – patients come to us because they know they’ll be treated with kindness, and team members stay because the environment is positive, modern, and collaborative.

You’ll work in modern surgeries, with up‑to‑date equipment, onsite parking, and easy access to train and bus routes.

Your Benefits at Bupa Dental Care
We take care of the details so you can focus on what you do best:

• Your GDC registration paid
• Your DBS check covered
• Your professional indemnity included
• A true family feel, with the stability of being part of Bupa
• Industry-leading benefits, wellbeing support and career progression

Join a practice that values your skills, invests in your growth and gives you the support you need to thrive.

Ready to join a practice that feels like home?
We’d love to hear from you. Apply today and start your next chapter with a team that genuinely cares.

As a Dental Nurse at Bupa, you’ll benefit from exceptional development and opportunities and an experienced practice team around you - all in an environment built to help you succeed and feel comfortable coming to work.

Qualified Dental Nurse skills and experience required for this role:

• GDC Registered
• Preferred Dentally experience
• Ensure CQC requirements are met
• Update patient records - digitally held
• Set up decontamination of instruments
• Provide clinical chair-side support to dentists
• Undertake some reception duties
• Willingness to provide exceptional patient care

Your development at Bupa Dental Care
We have introduced a career framework for dental nurses which links pay to skills, qualifications and progression.

Dental nurses are central to the success of our practices, and we want you to feel valued and well-rewarded for your vital work. Our pay structure offers you clear career direction and professional development opportunities - should you wish to take them. If not, that's ok too, we know how challenging and rewarding a career in dental nursing is, we recognise this and we take action to make life easier for you.

Your salary and benefits:
We make life better for millions. That includes yours. Here are just some of the benefits on offer when you join Bupa Dental Care:

• Competitive pay rates which increase as you gain more experience.
• Access to MyHealthcare which gives you quick, easy access to free support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support – all available from one phone number. You will also receive the MyHealthcare Allowance, an annual allowance which is redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
• My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your financial wellbeing.
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK. This benefit includes access to online digital fitness providers too.
• Our mental health approach brings together a wide range of support such as our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Family Mental HealthLine and access to Personal Energy - Bupa’s own wellbeing programme.
• Discounted dental insurance which can be extended to immediate family members.
• Additional health and wellbeing benefits include Cycle to Work Scheme, free annual Flu vaccine, discounted eye tests and Bupa’s Menopause Plan.
• Wagestream – Access your income before payday, if and when you need it.
• You're supported from day one to learn, develop and encouraged to progress. We’ve established dental nurse career pathways leading to senior roles, free specialist training and offer free CPD.
• We cover your GDC registration, your DBS and professional indemnity - we'll save you hundreds of pounds so you can concentrate on delivering great patient care and building your dental career with us.
• And many more, just ask.

So why wait? Apply now to be part of a brilliant team.

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Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are committed to ensuring you are treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer