Dental Nurse Apprentice

Sixways Dental Practice

Birmingham (B23 6BJ)

Closes in 11 days (Thursday 27 March at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 February 2025


Summary

The successful candidate will assist the dentist or hygienist in surgery and help with Reception where needed. Six Ways Dental Surgery's aim is to protect and maintain their patients' natural teeth through high-quality dentistry, accurate and comprehensive diagnosis and highly proficient technical skills in a safe environment.

Training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Hours
Monday: 8.45am - 5.30pm, Tuesday: 8.15am - 5.30pm, Wednesday: 8.15am - 5.30pm, Thursday: 8.15am - 7.00pm and Friday: 8.45am - 3.00pm. (breaks to be confirmed)

39 hours 45 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 31 March

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Duties will include:

  • Assisting the dentist chairside
  • Updating client records
  • Cleaning and decontamination of tools
  • Surgery
  • Reception duties
  • General admin duties

Where you’ll work

129 Gravelly Hill North
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6BJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

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

  • Level 3 Dental Nurse Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills maths and English (if required)

A level 3 qualification has been approved by the General Dental Council as meeting the requirements for entry to the professional register as a dental nurse.

This is a weekly day-release program where the apprentice attends one of PTPs centres to work towards their qualification in a classroom-based environment.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths (grade 4)
  • 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

  • Administrative skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Initiative
  • IT skills
  • Logical
  • Non judgemental
  • Number skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Patience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Candidates will need to pass a DBS check to start the role. How would you get to your place of work?

About this company

Six Ways Dental Surgery's aim is to protect and maintain their patients natural teeth through high quality dentistry, accurate and comprehensive diagnosis and highly proficient technical skills in a safe environment.

After this apprenticeship

  • A full-time role to be offered to the successful candidate at the end of the apprentice, depending on performance

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

P.T.P. TRAINING LIMITED

PTP Training

ptprecruits@ptp-training.co.uk

01922 651100

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306529.

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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 27 March at 11:59pm)

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