Dental Nurse

Smile Dental Care; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Smile Dental Care is seeking a Trainee Dental Nurse to join their expanding team. This role provides an opportunity to earn while you learn, with full training offered to become a qualified nurse. Candidates will benefit from a positive workplace culture and career progression opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Training costs covered

Opportunity for salary increase through training

DBS and Hep B costs covered

Contributory pension scheme

Fully computerised practice

Uniform provided

Additional course funding for further qualifications

Qualifications

• No prior experience required as training will be provided.
• Commitment to become qualified as a Dental Nurse within 12-24 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical chair-side support to dentists.
• Ensure compliance with CQC requirements.
• Update patient records and manage reception duties.

Skills

Clinical skills

Patient care

Communication

Education

Interest in Dental Nursing

Job description

Are you looking for a career change?? Maybe you have an interest in Dental Nursing, where you can earn a salary whilst you learn and become qualified as a Medical professional??

We at Smile Dental Care are looking for a Trainee Dental Nurse to join our expanding team on either a Full Time or Part Time basis, you don’t need any experience as Full Training will be provided on the Job, to enable you to become a Qualified Dental Nurse and registered with the GDC (General Dental Council) We will aim for you to be fully qualified between 12 – 24 Months whilst working with us.

Smile Dental Care are a privately-owned Family run Company set up by an Associate Dentist in 1993, who has a passion to provide a positive working culture throughout the company. We currently have 35 Practices running across the UK from the Scotland all the way down to Devon & Cornwall, we also look to open between 3 – 5 New Practices every Year. Our plan at Smile Dental Care is not to become the largest, but to continue to support and develop our practices and their teams.

Your duties as a Trainee Dental Nurse:

• Providing clinical chair-side support to dentists,
• Ensuring CQC requirements are met
• Providing excellent patient care,
• Updating patient records,
• Setting up decontamination of instruments,
• Reception duties.

Why Join us:

• Training costs covered,
• Opportunity to increase your salary through training and development,
• DBS cost covered,
• Hep B cost covered,
• Progression and development. We encourage all our dental nurse to take further steps in their career. Many of our trainee dental nurses go on to become lead dental nurses and practice managers,
• Contributory pension scheme,
• Fully Computerised practice (SOE),
• Uniform provided,
• CPD,
• Pleasant, diverse, respectful and fun workplace,
• Additional course funding – for dental nurses interested in radiography, sedation, impression taking and/or implants.

What will you learn as a Trainee Dental Nurse?

• Oral anatomy and physiology, respiratory and circulatory systems,
• How infectious diseases are transmitted and prevented,
• Dental materials, equipment and resources,
• How to deal with medical emergencies,
• Legislative compliance and regulatory requirements,
• Clinical skills,
• Health promotion,
• Patient care and management.

Reasons to join Smile Dental Care:

• Pay; We can offer competitive Rates of Pay.
• Balance; We aim to accommodate our Employees to allow them to have the ability to have a Work/Life Balance. NO unsociable hours.
• Open Door Policy; We welcome all comments from our Associates & Staff, meaning you never have to feel like you voice your opinions.

If you or someone you know would be interested in working at Smile Dental Care, please click apply now!