Dental Receptionist and Decontamination Support Worker in Southend-on-Sea

Employer Community Dental Services CIC Employer type NHS Site Warrior House Health Centre, 1st Floor Town Southend Salary £25,272 Per annum pro rata (Actual £15,163.20) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/09/2026 23:59

Dental Receptionist and Decontamination Support Worker

Band 2

Job overview

Dental Receptionist & Decontamination Support Worker

Permanent, Part Time 22.5 Hours

Hours: 22.5 hours, 3 days per week

Base: Warrior House Health Centre, 1st Floor, 42-82 Southchurch Road, Southend, SS1 2LZSalary: £25,272 per annum pro rata (actual £15,163.20)

Do you want to make a difference? If so, why not consider a career with an award winning dentally led social enterprise?

Have you ever pictured yourself working in a dental clinic with a highly experienced and specialised team?

If your answer is ‘yes’ and you see yourself as a caring, compassionate, flexible, and approachable person where you will be appreciated by patients and the team, then this is the place for you.

Main duties of the job

What are we looking for?

You will be responsible for providing reception and administrative support in our clinic and on occasion to assist in the decontamination and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment.

Your good communication skills and effortless ways of making people feel at ease will be a real asset when providing valuable support in the clinic.

Most importantly we would like you to have a welcoming and upbeat approach and be a helping hand in the clinic for both employees and patients.

Post holders will be expected to provide support at other clinics across the county when necessary, therefore ability to travel is essential.

Working for our organisation

What do we offer?

• Starting salary gross £25,272 per year, pro rata
• Permanent contract, part time, 22.5 hours per week
• Access to Corporate Pension Scheme
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Funded internal and external mandatory training to enable you to maintain your CPD
• Support with training for your wider professional development
• Uniforms provided
• Become a shareholder and have a say in how our organisation is run at all levels
• Opportunity to play a key part in local social care initiatives

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main duties and responsibilities for the role, please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Dental Receptionist and Decontamination Support Worker

• Please see attached Person Specification within the Job Description

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.