Apprentice Dental Nurse
MARYPORT SMILE CENTRE LTD · North West · CA15 8AE
About the role
Apprentice Dental Nurse 🦷
Join our dynamic, state-of-the-art dental practice as an Apprentice Dental Nurse! This is your chance to kickstart a rewarding career in healthcare with full training, expert supervision, and study support provided. You'll become an integral part of our team, playing a key role in delivering exceptional patient care.
What you'll be doing:
- Backstage Hero: Assisting our talented dentists, therapists, and hygienists during a wide range of clinical procedures. Think fillings, root canals, crown preparations, extractions, and even minor oral surgery! 😷
- Cleanliness Captain: Championing our Health and Safety and Cross Infection policies, ensuring our surgeries are always top-notch. ✨
- Patient's Best Mate: Supporting patients throughout their visit, making them feel comfortable and informed. 🥰
- Record Keeper Extraordinaire: Accurately updating patient notes, medical histories, and charting on both paper and computer systems. 💻
- Reception Rockstar: Occasionally stepping up to handle reception duties – greeting patients, answering calls, and managing appointments. 📞
- Waste Warrior: Ensuring all waste, from clinical to domestic, is disposed of correctly and safely. ♻️
- X-ray Assistant: Helping prepare patients and equipment for X-rays, and assisting with processing and storing images. 📸
This role is perfect for someone who is organised, compassionate, keen to learn, and ready to dive into a fast-paced and fulfilling environment. We're looking for someone with a passion for helping others and a strong attention to detail. Let's build healthy smiles together! 😁
Key responsibilities
- Assist clinicians during various dental procedures.
- Follow infection prevention and control and health and safety policies.
- Update and maintain clinical records and patient information.
- Perform reception duties, including managing appointments and patient queries.
- Prepare and maintain dental surgeries and manage waste disposal.
Entry requirements
GCSE in: (English (grade Grade 4/C or above), Maths (grade Grade 4/C or above))