Lead Dental Nurse

Lead Dental Nurse

Abigail Wheeler and her team at Bupa Dental Care Peterborough, Market Chambers

We are excited to be recruiting for a Lead Dental Nurse to join Abigail Wheeler and her fantastic team at Bupa Dental Care Peterborough, Market Chambers.

This is a full‑time position (43 hours per week) with the following working pattern:

• Monday: 8:15am – 5:45pm
• Tuesday: 8:15am – 5:45pm
• Wednesday: 8:15am – 5:45pm
• Thursday: 8:15am – 6:15pm
• Friday: 8:15am – 5:45pm

Bupa Dental Care Peterborough, Market Chambers is a modern, well‑established practice with a welcoming and supportive team environment. The practice offers excellent facilities and prides itself on delivering high‑quality care to the local community. You’ll be joining a collaborative team that values professionalism, patient care, and a positive working culture.

• GDC registered Dental Nurse
• Experience in a leadership or senior nursing role (ideal for a Lead position)
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Passion for delivering outstanding patient care

Your GDC registration, DBS check and professional indemnity are all covered by Bupa Dental Care, giving you peace of mind and allowing you to focus on your career.

• A family feel, with the security and stability that comes with being part of Bupa
• Industry‑leading benefits (read more on them below)
• On‑site parking

Be a part of an amazing team — we can’t wait to hear from you!

Here at Bupa Dental Care our people are at the heart of everything we do, because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered and benefit from working collaboratively with brilliant & talented experts.

As a Lead Dental Nurse you’ll be benefiting from an experienced practice team and exceptional development and opportunities to take you as far as you want to go; and that’s just to mention a few.

• Confident leading a team
• GDC Registered
• Preferred Dentally experience
• Ensure CQC requirements are met and manage audits
• Oversee reception and staff rotas
• Update patient records
• Set up decontamination of instruments
• Provide clinical chair‑side support to dentists
• Undertake some reception duties
• Personable, positive and enthusiastic with a great customer focus
• Strong communication skills
• Provide excellent patient care

We make life better for millions. That includes yours. Our dental nurse benefits packages are one of the best in the industry because you make a difference to our patients - so we want to make sure you’re well rewarded for it. These are just some of the benefits on offer when you join:

• A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase this through training and development
• We cover your GDC registration, your DBS and professional indemnity - we'll save you hundreds of pounds and you can concentrate on great patient care and building your dental career with us
• To help with this we have established dental nurse career pathways leading to senior roles, free specialist training and free CPD. Being part of Bupa means access to many different career opportunities across other parts of the business too.
• Access to our Health Cash Plan where you can claim back everyday health expenses like the opticians, therapies or consultations.
• Access to discounted gym memberships with a flexible, monthly subscription service giving you access to national multi‑site gyms, online live classes, fitness & wellbeing apps and 1-2-1 training sessions
• Free access to a digital GP. You have access to an unlimited number of appointments 24/7, normally available within two hours
• 24/7 free access to Healthy Minds for you and your immediate family. Talk to a counselor about any challenges you face at home or at work - whether you are having a bad day or want help with personal goals.
• 24/7 free access to Anytime Healthline. Our confidential 24/7 service offers unlimited telephone consultations with our teams of GPs and nurses, every day of the year. It's open to your immediate family and can also be used for advice on staying healthy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Discounted travel…