🌟 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?

As a Dental Nurse with Bupa Dental Care, you can feel at ease knowing we’re fully invested in you, at every stage of your career. You’ll work in a warm, welcoming environment where you are not only valued, but fairly compensated. And with our flexible working patterns, you can make work life balance a reality.

Benefits that help you feel at ease in your career        

• Proud to be a Great Place to Work® Certified employer and recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women™ and UK's Best Workplaces for Development™ 2026, reflecting our commitment to an inclusive, supportive culture where people can thrive.
• Industry-leading progression and pay framework, based on your skills and experience.
• Exclusive access to unique training and development opportunities with 300+ online courses available through Bupa Learn, access to Tempdent’s CPD platform and LinkedIn Learning.
• Market-leading wellbeing support, including remote GP services, physiotherapy and mental health support. You’ll receive a fully funded period and menopause plan, a free health assessment and a £350 allowance to use on selected Bupa products.
• Paid for essentials such as registration, DBS checks, professional indemnity and vaccinations, plus access to financial wellbeing support through Stream.
• Flexible working patterns designed to support your life outside of work.
• And much more, from colleague discounts and financial wellbeing support to health and lifestyle benefits designed to support you every day.

Requirements

• GDC registered Dental Nurse with strong communication skills and a caring, empathetic approach.
• Works collaboratively and delivers excellent service while building strong relationships with patients and colleagues.

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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