Dental nurse

Smile Dental Care; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at Smile Dental Care as a Trainee Dental Nurse. This is an excellent opportunity to receive full training while you work towards becoming a qualified Dental Nurse. With a supportive and family-run culture, we offer competitive salary rates, development opportunities, and a positive workplace environment.

Benefits

Training costs covered

Progression and development opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Uniform provided

DBS and Hep B costs covered

CPD opportunities

Additional course funding for various dental procedures

Pleasant, diverse workplace

Qualifications

• No experience necessary; full training provided.
• Willingness to learn and develop in dental nursing.

Responsibilities

• Providing clinical chair-side support to dentists.
• Ensuring CQC compliance and excellent patient care.
• Updating patient records and performing reception duties.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Infection control

Clinical skills

Education

GDC registration (pending)

Job description

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

We at Smile Dental Care are seeking a Trainee Dental Nurse to join our expanding team on either a full-time or part-time basis. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided on the job to enable you to become a qualified Dental Nurse registered with the GDC (General Dental Council). We aim for you to be fully qualified within 12 to 24 months while working with us.

Smile Dental Care is a privately owned, family-run company established by an Associate Dentist in 1993, with a passion for providing a positive working culture. We currently operate 35 practices across the UK, from Scotland to Devon & Cornwall, and plan to open 3 to 5 new practices each year. Our goal is not to become the largest, but to continue supporting and developing our practices and 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 and Hep B costs covered
• Progression and development opportunities, including pathways to become lead dental nurses and practice managers
• Contributory pension scheme
• Fully computerised practice (SOE)
• Uniform provided
• CPD opportunities
• Pleasant, diverse, respectful, and fun workplace
• Additional course funding for radiography, sedation, impression taking, and implants

What you will learn as a Trainee Dental Nurse:

• Oral anatomy and physiology, respiratory and circulatory systems
• Infection control and disease transmission prevention
• Dental materials, equipment, and resources
• Handling medical emergencies
• Legislative compliance and regulatory requirements
• Clinical skills development
• Health promotion
• Patient care and management

Reasons to join Smile Dental Care:

• Competitive pay rates
• Work/life balance with no unsociable hours
• Open door policy encouraging feedback and communication

If you or someone you know is interested in working at Smile Dental Care, please click "Apply Now"!