Dental Head Receptionist - Hartlepool

We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Dental Head Receptionist to join our well established 5 surgery private / NHS practice Elliott McCarthy Dental Care - Hartlepool.

Head Receptionist required to cover 12 months maternity leave with the view to extend to a permanent position. The successful candidate will lead and support a reception team of 3. The practice is fast paste with a small NHS contract so the candidate must be able to multi-task in a very busy practice. Dental experience would be beneficial but not necessary as full training will be given

If you are a Dental Receptionist looking to work in a positive and friendly team environment, with supportive and highly skilled clinicians, and where you can further develop your career, then this is the practice for you.

What’s in it for you?

• Full-Time hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• 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
• Paid company sick pay
• Life assurance contributory pension scheme
• Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £3,000 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

We welcome your application if you have proven front of house Reception experience, ideally within a dental or healthcare setting, although this is not essential. We’d love you to be motivated, organised and a good communicator who thrives upon maintaining good standards, in addition to offering a warm and welcoming environment to patients and visitors and driving to constantly deliver and improve the patient journey.

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 the Portman Dental family?

• 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 and 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.

Does joining the Portman Group as a Dental Nurse sound like the perfect opportunity for you? If so, please click apply or contact Karelle on 07786371104 or email karelle.tchoumbe@portmandental.co.uk Alternatively, please feel free to share this opportunity with friends or colleagues.

Mnagement experience would be preferable and in the dental industry

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.