🦷 Dental Nurse Wanted🦷

Join Practice Manager Robyn Lawson and her fantastic team at Bupa Dental Care – Bolton, Chorley Old Road

Are you a caring, confident and qualified GDC-registered Dental Nurse? Ready to join a team that truly values your skills and supports your growth?

We're looking for a full-time Dental Nurse to join our busy, friendly practice in Bolton (Chorley Old Road). This role also includes reception and admin duties, making it a perfect position for someone who loves patient interaction and team collaboration.

🕘 Your Working Pattern:

• Monday to Thursday: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
• Friday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM — giving you that Friday feeling every week!

✨ What We Offer:

• GDC registration, DBS check and professional indemnity – all covered by Bupa
• A family-feel practice with the security, benefits and support that come with being part of Bupa
• Industry-leading benefits, including:

• Progression opportunities
• Wellness support
• Pension scheme
• Discounted dental treatments and more
• A warm, supportive working environment where your skills are recognised

📍 About the Practice – Chorley Old Road, Bolton

Conveniently located just 5 minutes from Bolton town centre, the practice is well-connected by:

• Bus routes running directly along Chorley Old Road
• Easy access to the M61 motorway
• Free on-street parking nearby
• Surrounded by local cafés, shops, and green spaces – perfect for your lunch break or post-work wind-down

This is a well-established, mixed NHS/private practice with a strong local reputation and a loyal patient base.

✅ What We're Looking For:

• A qualified Dental Nurse registered with the GDC
• Friendly, reliable, and professional
• Comfortable with both clinical and reception/admin duties
• A true team player who brings positive energy and patient-first care

📩 Ready to Apply?
Join Robyn and the team and make a real difference every day.

Apply now – your next chapter starts here.

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 is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer.