Solihull Dental Centre & Implant Clinic Apprentice Dental Nurse
SOLIHULL DENTAL CENTRE AND IMPLANT CLINIC
SOLIHULL (B91 3SJ)
Closes in 4 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 April 2025
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Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of expert and dedicated staff who will guide and support you in the beginning of a career in an exciting sector. This can be your first step into an industry where you can grow and develop alongside your colleagues and mentors. We are looking for a hard working, positive individual to join our team.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm
Breaks: 1 hour lunch - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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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
Day to day duties will include:
- Liaison with patients
- Chairside support including computer charting duties
- Checking appointments, medical histories and personal details.
- General reception duties
- Assisting the dentist with a variety of dental procedures,
- Handling the materials in use,
- Setting up surgery equipment
- Taking on responsibility for decontamination procedures
- Observing all Health and Safety practices, and using correct PPE (provided)
- General cleaning of the surgery including floors, walls, windows and equipment.
- Please note that duties will increase as you gain in experience
Where you’ll work
DOUBLE DAY HOUSE
29 HIGH STREET
SOLIHULL
B91 3SJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN 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
- You will attend our Matthew Boulton Campus in Birmingham once every 4 weeks but will attend online classes once a week in order to complete your college portfolio.
- You will receive the Dental Nurse Level 3 standard qualification upon completion of the apprenticeship
- A level 3 qualification which has been approved by the General Dental Council as meeting the requirements for entry to the professional register as a dental nurse
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4-C or above)
- Maths (grade 4-C or above)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
To work as a Dental Nurse, you must ensure all of your required vaccinations are up to date, including Hepatitis B.
About this company
We’re a family orientated dental practice in Solihull Town Centre We provide both NHS and Private Dental services, such as: routine check-ups, teeth whitening, teeth straightening, dental implants and smile makeovers, all under one roof.
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the right candidate could be offered a full-time role with progression on to more advanced learning programmes.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
BMet Recruitment Team
recruitment@bmet.ac.uk
0121 362 1122
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000312925.
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Closes in 4 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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