Dental Nurse Apprenticeship At The NHS: #CreateYourFuture

An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic, career driven and determined Apprentice Dental Nurse to join an award winning Dental Practice.

You will be working closely with a well-established team, the successful candidate will develop the basic skills to begin and develop their career as a Dental Nurse.

Roles and responsibilities will include:

  • To carry out high quality dental nursing to assist each Dentist and Hygienist in all their dental procedures in a safe and effective manner
  • To ensure that all cross- infection procedures are carried out in all the work undertaken by the practice and to immediately report any breach of such controls or any example of bad practice
  • Setting-up and preparing the surgery before the start of each clinical session
  • Ensure that the dental surgery operates efficiently, is fully stocked and equipped, and that the operating environment for the dentist is as efficient as possible
  • Help provide a comfortable, attractive, clean and uncluttered environment for the patients
  • Deal competently and safely with hazardous or toxic waste or materials
  • Greet patients at door and escort to and from the surgery
  • Make appointments for patients in person or by telephone for the dentist and hygienist

Desired skills

  • Good communicator and listener
  • Attention to detail and methodical
  • Computer literate with a good level of experience across the Microsoft Office Suite

Personal qualities

  • Hard working
  • Reliable
  • Punctual
  • Flexible
  • Well presented
  • Able to use own common sense and initiative

Desired qualifications

  • Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) grade C/4 or in English, maths, and science
  • Weekly wage

    £150.50

  • Working week

  • Monday 9.00am   –  7.00pm
  • Tuesday 9.00am  –  5.30pm
  • Wednesday 9.00am  –  5.30pm
  • Thursday 9.00am  –  5.30pm
  • Friday 9.00am  –  1.00pm

Total hours per week: 35.00

  • Expected duration

    18 months

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Positions

    1 available

Address: 355 North End Road, London, SW6 1NW

Closing date: 01 November 2021
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