Apprentice Dental Nurse
Honour Health Dental
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2AP
Closes in 31 days (Wednesday 30 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 September 2024
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Summary
The apprenticeship in dental nursing is an 18-month government funded course City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing. The job entails assisting the dentist, sterilising equipment, reception and any other ad hoc duties as may be required.
- Annual wage
- £15,561 a year
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 09:00 - 18:30 and Friday, 09:00 - 17:30
42 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Thursday 31 October
- Duration
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1 Year 6 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Provide efficient and reliable chair-side support to Practice Clinicians
- The role will also require working in other areas of the practice such as reception
- Dealing with patient queries
- Answering the phone
- Taking payments and booking appointments
Where you’ll work
90 Osborne Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 2AP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
TEMP DENT DENTAL AGENCY LIMITED
Your training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- This qualification is a level 3 advanced apprenticeship accredited by City & Guilds and is delivered nationwide through blended interactive E-Learning, enabling learners to access the course from anywhere in the UK
- Upon achievement the apprentice will be awarded a Diploma in Dental Nursing Level 3
- Functional Skills English & maths level 2 qualifications unless already exempt
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
You will be required to be immunised against Hepatitis B. You will also need to pass a DBS check.
About this company
Our well-established Jesmond practice is a spacious, modern site which boasts a prime location on Osborne Road in Newcastle. The team here have been looking after the dental health and wellbeing of patients across the North East and beyond for more than 20 years. Honour Health in Jesmond, Newcastle, provides the full range of NHS and private dental treatments, teeth whitening, dental hygiene services, orthodontics, advanced aesthetic dentistry and facial aesthetics. The practice is well equipped with the most advanced dental technology, including a dedicated dental implant suite and a Kodak 3D imaging system which is the first of its kind in the North East. The clinic’s Itero Scanner creates instant 3D smile simulations for patients, to show them how their smile could look following Invisalign (discrete, removable braces). We have talented Invisalign practitioners, those with a particular interest in Endodontics, and those whose passion is for creating beautiful smiles through orthodontics, composite bonding and teeth whitening. Our dental hygienist uses a state-of-the-art EMS Airflow system to achieve thorough, effective cleaning, plaque removal and stain removal for our patients, far beyond the standard ‘scale and polish’. The Newcastle dental practice has earned a reputation for excellence and is a winner of the British Dental Association (BDA) Good Practice Scheme: Practice of The Year award.
https://www.honourhealth.co.uk/our-practices/jesmond/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- With experience you may be able to move into jobs like team manager, team leader or dental practice manager
- With further training you could become a dental therapist, helping a dentist carry out the more routine dentistry work. You could also become a dental hygienist, helping people to look after their teeth and gums
- You might decide to train as an orthodontic therapist helping dentists to improve the look and position of a patient's teeth
Health careers:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TEMP DENT DENTAL AGENCY LIMITED
Mary-Petra Obika
mary.obika@tempdent.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279097.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Wednesday 30 October at 11:59pm)
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