Advanced/Level 3 Apprentice Dental Nurse

Nottingham College; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham College is offering an apprenticeship role in a busy dental practice. Candidates will work chairside with dental professionals, ensuring health and safety compliance while providing excellent patient care. The role includes practical training at the employer's office and attending college in Nottingham City Centre every two weeks.

Qualifications

• Able to work chairside with a dentist/hygienist.
• Good communication skills to make patients feel at ease.
• Adherence to Health & Safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and health standards in the practice.
• Innovate and improve the practice's perception.
• Cover duties of other staff and assist in practice operations.

Skills

Communication

Professionalism

Health & Safety Awareness

Job description

Duties include:

• Working chairside, with a dentist/hygienist in a busy dental practice
• To ensure Health and Safety is adhered to at all times in surgery
• To be professional at all times
• To ensure you have good communication at all times
• To make patients feel at ease and comfortable at all times
• To innovate ideas and initiate action to improve the overall perception of the practice, ensuring its good name continues
• To ensure all facilities are presented to the highest levels of cleanliness and comfort
• To be aware of all Health & Safety issues within the practice, to constantly implement and assess procedures drawing attention to any unsafe practices
• To make sure all parts of the practice are safe and secure when not in use
• To cover duties of such other members of staff as required
• To undertake any other duties as may be required to assist in the running of the Dental Practice Portray a professional and positive image of the Dental Practice, wearing the uniform provided whilst on duty

This apprenticeship is work based learning therefore most of the time you will be working at the employer's address. You will only need to attend college in Nottingham City Centre one day every 2 weeks for training.