Dental Nurse Apprentice
ST ANNES PRIVATE DENTAL CARE
Lytham St Annes, FY8 1RF
Closes in 23 days (Friday 25 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 September 2024
Contents
Summary
This vacancy is for an Apprentice Dental Nurse based in Lytham St Anne's. As an Apprentice Dental Nurse, you will help the dentist in performing different types of dental care treatment and processes.
- Annual wage
- £12,732.93 a year
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9:30am-6pm
Wednesday 9:30am-5:30pm
Friday 8:30am-2pm
38 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 4 November
- Duration
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1 Year 9 Months
- Positions available
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1
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
You will receive ongoing support, development and training to equip you with the skills and knowledge required for a successful dental nursing career.
Your daily activities could include:
- Sterilising instruments
- Updating patient records
- Maintaining equipment
- Preparing instruments and materials for various treatments
- Being responsible for infection control in the dental surgery
- Assist the dentist/therapist/hygienist during all clinical procedures.
- Carry out and be responsible for all Health and Safety and Cross Infection policies and procedures within the dental surgery.
- Assist the dentist during all clinical procedures in the surgery which will include fillings, root canal treatment, bridge crown and denture preparation and extractions.
- Assessments, this may also include minor oral surgery.
- Assist the hygienist with scale and polish and oral health promotion plus charting and periodontal assessments.
- Record and store notes, charting, medical history and radiographs on either paper based or computerised systems.
- Reception duties which include answering the telephone, greeting patients, making appointments and recording them correctly on the system.
- Disposing of all waste correctly, including clinical, sharps, specialist, amalgam, and normal domestic.
- Assisting with the preparation of the patient and equipment during the taking of x-rays and processing and storing all images.
During your Apprenticeship youll develop the skills required to support patients and dental staff in providing safe and effective treatment from simple check-ups to advanced specialist treatments
Where you’ll work
2-6 St Annes Road West
Lytham St Annes
FY8 1RF
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
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED
Your training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Level 3 Diploma in Dental Nursing.
- Functional Skills Level 2 maths and English can be obtained on the course if you dont already hold these qualifications
- Safeguarding.
- First Aid.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 (C))
- Maths (grade 4 (C))
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
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Please do not contact the company directly. Please note - we reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a suitable number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply as soon as possible if you wish to be considered for this role.
About this company
We are a well established Dental Clinic based on the Fylde Coast, we are proud to say we have been providing dental care across the Fylde Coast for over 25 years. We provide high-quality NHS Dental Care and offer a range of private treatments including cosmetic dentistry. We offer a private referral facility to other dentists in the North West for specialist dental treatments including Dental Implants, Orthodontics, Periodontics (gum treatments) and Cosmetic Dentistry. Our dental team consists of 5 dentists that have a variety of skills including some of the most qualified and specialised dental surgeons in the North West of England. Our team also consists of amazing talented nurses and administration staff that work alongside our dentists to provide the best care possible for all our patients.
After this apprenticeship
The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in dental nursing whilst gaining valuable experience in a dental practice.
Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified dental nurse, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in-demand. You could progress to acquire specialist qualifications in areas such as sedation, dental radiography, and oral health education.
You may take on more responsibilities as a trainer for other dental nurses or move into a management role within your dental practice. You might decide to apply for a course to qualify as a dental hygienist or therapist.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED
Lauren Reddaway
lauren.reddaway@t2000.co.uk
0125454659
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278255.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 25 October at 11:59pm)
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