Apprentice Dental Nurse
SK EIGHT DENTAL & COSMETIC CENTRE
GREATER MANCHESTER, SK8 5BB
Closes in 13 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 October 2024
Contents
Summary
The apprenticeship in dental nursing is an 18-month government funded course by City & Guilds, a Level 3 Extended Diploma. Alongside your learning your job role within the practise will entail assisting dentists, sterilising & preparing equipment, reception duties and supporting patient experience.
- Annual wage
- £12,480 a year
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday 8am til 2pm
Tuesday 8:30am til 5:30pm
Wednesday 10am til 8pm
Thursday 9:15am til 5:15pm
Friday 8am til 2pm.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 18 November
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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 day to day duties of a dental nurse can span across all areas of the practice and can include:
- Reception including answering the phone and greeting patients
- Dealing with patient queries
- Making payments
- Booking appointments and follow ups
- Sterilising and preparing equipment for Dentists
- Recording and dealing with patient records
- Supporting patients wellbeing and dental experience
- Cleaning dental areas including chairs
- Managing stock of equipment and supplies
- Any other duties to support the Dentists and senior team
Where you’ll work
7 THE PRECINCT
CHEADLE HULME
CHEADLE
GREATER MANCHESTER
SK8 5BB
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
Training Location: Dental Practice near you + Online Webinar.
Delivery: Online study with weekly teaching sessions,
Off-the-Job Training: Provided and paid for by your employer
Schedule: To be agreed upon; details coming soon
More training information
Qualification: Level 3 Dental Nurse Apprenticeship Standard awarded City and Guilds
Assessment: End Point Assessment (EPA) after completion of your Portfolio
Functional Skills: English and/or maths (if needed)
Qualification Approval: Integrated Level 3 Dental Nurse qualification (General Dental Council)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Things to consider: You will be required to be immunised against Hepatitis B. You will also need to pass a DBS check.
About this company
Cheadle Hulmes newest state of the art dental practice. Family business with a combined medical and dental experience of 90 years. Customer service is at the heart of everything we do. Our family would be honoured and privileged to look after yours.
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.
For more information on Dental Careers : Please visit :https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TEMP DENT DENTAL AGENCY LIMITED
Jacqui Norris-Golding
jacqui.norris-golding@tempdent.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283635.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Friday 8 November at 11:59pm)
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