Henry Schein

Practice Manager

A new opportunity has become available for a Dental Practice Manager to join a well-established, fully PVT dental practice located in Knightsbridge, London.

 

Start date – As soon as possible.

 

This role is to work full time, 5 days per week including alternate Saturdays (with a midweek day off in those weeks)

Working hours will be 08:45 – 17:45.

 

Role overview:

Hiring a Practice Manager to lead the day-day running of a premium dental practice, balancing patient experience, team wellbeing and commercial outcomes.

They are looking for more than operational capability, they value leadership maturity, emotional intelligence and integrity.

 

Experience & Qualifications:

Essential:


  • Prior Practice Manager experience in a UK private dental settings
  • A meaningful track record of direct reports
  • Post-GCSE qualifications
  • Able to work alternative Saturdays

Strongly preferred:


  • Background from a corporate environment, with the discipline to run a practice end-to-end
  • Dentally trained
  • Management qualification or formal leadership development

 

Essential capabilities:


  • Confident, credible leadership style — able to motivate, challenge, and develop others
  • Proven experience handling people matters: performance improvement, absence management, and team development
  • Organised, structured, and solutions-focused, with consistent follow-through
  • Patient-centred mindset with the confidence to manage concerns and complaints effectively
  • Working knowledge of CQC compliance
  • Strong grasp of KPIs, performance management, and commercial targets
  • Strong understanding of practice-level financials, including revenue drivers, cost control, and budget oversight
  • Previous experience in private dental or private healthcare settings

 

What the role looks like day-to-day 

The successful candidate will:


  • Lead day-to-day practice performance across people, patients, and commercial outcomes
  • Develop the multidisciplinary team, setting clear expectations and ownership
  • Track and manage core KPIs including chair utilisation, treatment conversion, revenue, and patient experience
  • Partner with Treatment Coordinators and clinicians to optimise the patient journey
  • Oversee diary management, balancing productivity with a calm, high-quality experience
  • Maintain regulatory compliance and ongoing CQC readiness
  • Manage costs, stock, and budgets in line with business targets
  • Own operational processes, spotting risks early and driving improvements
  • Resolve patient feedback and complaints with care, professionalism, and pace
  • Support local growth through marketing activity and community engagement

 

About the practice:

Consisting of 2 surgeries, they are fully equipped and computerised.

Established 2 years ago.

 

Requirements:



    • Available to work on site everyday.
    • Legal right to work in the UK (Cannot offer sponsorship)
    • Must have Dental PM experience.
    • Must be able to work alternate Saturdays.
    • Patient Centred mindset.
    • Comfortable with KPI lead management.
    • Job stability.
    • Must be able to work 08:45 – 17:45


 

 

Salary – Dependent on experience and will be discussed further.





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