Dental Nurse Apprentice – Torquay

Training Provider; Torquay; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Training Provider in Torquay is offering an apprenticeship in dental nursing for 12 months funded by the government. You will study City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma while gaining hands-on experience in the practice.

Your duties include chair-side support, reception tasks, sterilising equipment, recording patient information and assisting dentists to ensure a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

• 12-month government-funded course by City & Guilds.
• Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and reliable chair-side support to the dental surgery.
• Reception, including answering the phone and greeting patients
• Dealing with patient queries
• Taking payments
• Booking appointments and follow-ups
• Sterilising and preparing equipment for dentists
• Recording and dealing with patient records
• Supporting patients’ wellbeing and dental experience
• Managing stock of equipment and supplies

Skills

Chair-side support

Reception duties

Sterilisation

Record keeping

Patient care

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing

Job description

Salary: National Minimum Wage for Apprentices — £12,480 a year

Address: 3 PARK HILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 2AL

The apprenticeship in dental nursing is a 12-month government-funded course by City & Guilds, a Level 3 Extended Diploma. Alongside your learning, your job role within the practice will entail assisting dentists, sterilising & preparing equipment, reception duties and supporting patient experience.

Provide efficient and reliable chair-side support to the dental surgery.

The day-to-day duties of a dental nurse can span across all areas of the practice and can include:

• Reception, including answering the phone and greeting patients
• Dealing with patient queries
• Taking payments
• Booking appointments and follow-ups
• Sterilising and preparing equipment for dentists
• Recording and dealing with patient records
• Supporting patients’ wellbeing and dental experience
• Managing stock of equipment and supplies

Any other duties to support the dentists and senior team to provide effective patient care