Apprentice Dental Nurse - Sturminster Newton

About the role

Dental Nurse 🦷✨

Ready to kickstart your career in healthcare and make a real difference? We're on the hunt for a motivated Dental Nurse to join our awesome team! You'll be the backbone of our clinic, providing top-notch chairside support to our clinicians and ensuring every patient has a fantastic experience.

What you'll be doing:

• Be the friendly face that welcomes patients and helps them with appointments. 👋
• Handle patient questions with professionalism and a smile. 😊
• Get surgeries prepped, instruments sterilised, and keep our clinic spotless and safe (CQC standards are our jam!). 🧼
• Be a superstar assistant to our dentists during treatments and keep patient records updated accurately. 📝
• Make sure our patients feel comfortable, reassured, and totally looked after. ❤️
• Keep an eye on our stock, equipment, and make sure everything's ready to go. 📦
• Maintain a super clean, safe, and well-equipped clinical environment. 🏥
• Champion patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality – always! 🤫
• Work hand-in-hand with our dentists and the whole team to deliver amazing, safe, and efficient care. 🤝

You'll be great at this if you are:

• Organised and detail-oriented. 💯
• A strong communicator and team player. 🗣️
• Passionate about patient care and creating positive experiences. 🥰
• Able to maintain high standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Eager to learn and grow in a dynamic healthcare setting. 🌱

If you're ready for a role where you can shine and contribute to a thriving dental practice, we want to hear from you! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Provide efficient and reliable chairside support to clinicians.
• Prepare surgeries, sterilising instruments, and maintaining infection control.
• Welcome patients, assist with appointment scheduling, and handle basic patient enquiries.
• Accurately update patient records and uphold patient privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
• Maintain clean, safe, and fully equipped clinical areas, and monitor and manage stock.