Dental Nurse Apprentice
UPPER DENBY D C LTD
HUDDERSFIELD (HD8 8UL)
Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Are you passionate about healthcare and looking to start an exciting career in dentistry? We’re looking for a motivated and caring Dental Nurse Apprentice to join our welcoming practice and train while you earn!
- Wage
-
£14,918.80 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
-
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
-
Tuesday 20 May 2025
- 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
What You’ll Do:
- Greeting patients
- Support dentists during clinical procedures
- Prepare and sterilise instruments and equipment
- Keep patients comfortable and informed throughout their visit
- Maintain accurate patient records
- Ensure a clean and safe environment in line with infection control procedures
What You’ll Gain:
- Hands-on training in a real dental practice
- Support from a dedicated mentor and training provider
- Real experience and career development opportunities
- Handling payments, booking appointments, answering phone
Where you’ll work
1 GUNTHWAITE LANE
UPPER DENBY
HUDDERSFIELD
HD8 8UL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BARNSLEY 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
- Delivery to be completed on site and off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work
- Student to complete a Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Professionalism
- Cheerful
About this company
Upper Denby Dental Care was established in 2008 in the beautiful scenic village of Upper Denby in West Yorkshire. We offer a quality, family orientated dental service with an emphasis on preventative care and minimal intervention. We aim to provide our patients with the quality of care we would expect to receive ourselves. Upper Denby Dental Care is a purpose built, two surgery practice. We have incorporated disabled access and facilities including wide doorways and a WC suitable for wheelchair users.
After this apprenticeship
- Is possible to move onto Lead compliance positions or management positions
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BARNSLEY COLLEGE
Amanda ogley
apprenticeships@barnsley.ac.uk
01226216166
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314473.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.