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Trainee/Qualified Dental Nurse

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£25,200 - £28,638
£2,100 - £2,387 / mo
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Location Base
Colchester, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

Job Description


We have an opportunity for a Dental Nurse to join our Portman Dental Care team at our Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic located in Colchester, Essex.

This role is open to both soon to be qualified Trainees looking to start their dental career, and qualified Dental Nurses who are looking to expand their skill set.

About the role and practice

Brickstables Dental & Implant Clinic is a long established private dentist in Essex that offers an extensive range of treatments in general and advanced dentistry including: Dental Implants, Orthodontics, Cosmetic Dentistry, General Dentistry, as well as Anti-Ageing treatments.

What’s in it for you?

  • 41.5 hours per week - Monday to Fridays, with a Saturday on a 1 in 4 rotation
  • GDC, Indemnity and CPD costs covered
  • Practice bonus scheme - our colleagues are key to Portman’s success, so you’ll be entitled to a bonus based on your practice’s performance
  • Special days - in addition to your holiday allowance and bank holidays, you are also able to take special days off for occasions such as your birthday, getting married, moving house and more
  • Opportunity to buy up to an additional 3 annual leave days per year
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
  • Life assurance and contributory pension scheme
  • Access to our Dental Academy to support you with your career ambitions
  • Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3000 per referral
  • Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7, 365 days a year confidential helpline and counselling service providing help and advice on a range of issues
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Benefits platform with access to discounted shopping, cinema, travel, and much more

About you

Our vision is to be the best private focused dental group in the world, providing exceptional patient experience and excellent clinical care. To achieve this, we champion individuality and invest in the people who will deliver this to our patients. If your professional values and behaviours align with ours below, isn’t it time to join us?

  • You focus on maintaining high standards of patient care at all times
  • You are positive, enthusiastic and honest in all aspects of your job
  • You’re able to motivate both yourself and others to achieve great results for our patients
  • You enjoy recognising successes and sharing your opinions and ideas with others

About us

We are a leading provider of private-focused dental care across the [UK/Ireland]. Recently, we have merged with Dentex bringing together two of the UK’s leading providers of private-focused dental care with shared values based on community, integrity and dedication to clinical freedom. Both companies celebrate the individuality of our practices and their teams and our shared focus remains on putting people first; this means exceptional care for our patients, industry-leading support for our practices and access to the best professional opportunities. Together we are one of the largest dental group’s in the UK, operating over 350 UK practices, with more than 4,000 members in our community, providing for more than 1.5 million patients annually across the UK, Ireland and Benelux.

If you would like to find out more about joining Portman as a Dental Nurse, please feel free to review our website for more information, or contact Leanne Franklin on 07494032211 for an initial conversation. Alternatively, you are welcome to share this opportunity with your friends and professional network.

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Additional Information


We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect and are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, or nationality.

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Technical & Competency Interviews

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Trainee/Qualified Dental Nurse roles across Portman Dental Care's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Healthcare Services & Hospitals.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,200 - £28,638 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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