Apprentice Dental Nurse at Dazzling Brilliance Ltd
DAZZLING BRILLIANCE LTD
Cirencester, GL7 2DG
Closes in 10 days (Wednesday 22 January at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 January 2025
Contents
Summary
The role includes the following tasks: preparing & maintaining the clinic & equipment. Carrying out infection control procedures preventing contamination. Prepare dental bio-materials. Provide chairside support. Keep accurate patient records. Complete dental radiography. Provide patient advice, making referrals to health professionals.
- Annual wage
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£20,353 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
£10.18 per hour and Statutory holiday entitlement.
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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08:45 to 16:00.
1 x hour for lunch.
(days to be confirmed).
38 hours 27 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 1 April
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Your duties will include:
- Dental reception and front of house duties
- Dental administration
- Taking and making phone calls
- Cleaning of dental surgeries
- General cleaning
- Preparing fillings and other materials
- Providing support and reassurance to the patient
- Sterilising instruments
- Processing and filing X-rays
- Decontamination
- Maintaining and filing patient records
- Advising patients on oral hygiene
- Carrying out stock control
Where you’ll work
42a Querns Lane
Cirencester
GL7 2DG
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
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
Your training plan
- City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing
- Group college delivery will take place once a month at our Cheltenham campus
- Assessment will take place in the workplace (the number of
visits will vary depending on each individual)
Requirements
Essential 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
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Patience
About this company
Your employment will be with Dazzling Brilliance Ltd t/a Cirencester Dental and Aesthetics. We are a mixed practice of both NHS and Private Dentistry providing comprehensive dental care and facial aesthetics and have recently expended into a new purpose built premises with all new services and equipment. We pride ourselves in our high level of service to all our clients and providing a positive work place for all our team members. You will be mentored throughout your training and after completion of your apprenticeship may be offered a permanent position at the practice.
After this apprenticeship
Potential permanent position upon completion of apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COLLEGE
GC Employer Training and Apprenticeships
Apprenticeshipvacancies@gloscol.ac.uk
0345 155 2020
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294579.
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Closes in 10 days (Wednesday 22 January at 11:59pm)
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