Apprentice Dental Nurse

Nottingham College; Beckingthorpe, Nottingham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Bottesford Dental is offering an apprenticeship in dental nursing, blending work-based learning at the practice with college-based training in Nottingham City Centre every two weeks. You will work chairside with a dentist/hygienist, helping patients feel at ease while maintaining high safety and cleanliness standards.

Join a team that prioritizes professionalism, patient confidence, and continuous improvement, while you gain practical experience and college qualifications in a supportive

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship-based role with training in dental nursing.
• Work-based learning at the employer's address.
• Attend Nottingham City Centre college sessions every two weeks.

Responsibilities

• Assist dentist/hygienist chairside in a busy practice.
• Ensure health and safety in surgery at all times.
• Maintain cleanliness and presentation of facilities.
• Cover duties as required to support the practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Health & Safety awareness

Education

Dental Nursing Apprenticeship

Job description

Bottesford Dental offer dentistry a little differently. They love nothing more than helping the most nervous of patients and watching them gain in confidence. They are passionate about community projects and like to be involved in the community they serve. If sounds like a team you would like to join, then look no further.

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 once every 2 weeks for training.