Apprentice Dental Nurse

About the role

Dental Nurse 🦷✨

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to people's smiles? We're seeking enthusiastic individuals to join our team as Dental Nurses! This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a supportive and dynamic environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Be the friendly face of our practice, greeting patients and making them feel comfortable and at ease from the moment they arrive. 🤗
• Offer reassurance and support to patients throughout their visit, ensuring they feel cared for. ❤️
• Monitor patient comfort levels diligently during appointments. 🧘‍♀️
• Get organised by checking day lists and any necessary laboratory work. 📅
• Prepare the surgery, ensuring all instruments, equipment, and materials are ready to go. 🛠️
• Provide essential chairside support to our clinicians, including suction and passing instruments, and expertly mixing materials. 🌬️
• Maintain impeccable hygiene standards by decontaminating and sterilising all equipment and instruments, playing a crucial role in infection control. 🧼
• Handle waste safely and responsibly, adhering to all current guidelines. ♻️
• Assist with essential paperwork and charting, ensuring accurate patient records are kept. 📝
• Manage stock levels efficiently and accurately. 📦
• Set up equipment and mix materials as needed. 🔄
• Act as a reassuring presence for patients, helping to ease any anxieties. 😊
• Champion decontamination, sterilisation, and hygiene tasks, making sure we're always compliant with regulations. 🌟
• Support the reception team when needed, showing your versatility! 🤝
• Collaborate effectively as part of our amazing team. 🚀

We're looking for individuals who are:

• Passionate about patient care.
• Detail-oriented and meticulous.
• Excellent communicators.
• Team players.
• Eager to learn and develop new skills.

If you're ready to kickstart your career in dentistry and want to be part of a team that values your contribution, apply today! 💯

Key responsibilities

• Provide patient support, reassurance, and monitor comfort throughout appointments.
• Offer chairside assistance to clinicians, preparing the surgery, instruments, and materials.
• Manage decontamination, sterilisation, and hygiene tasks, adhering to cross-infection guidelines.
• Maintain accurate patient records and assist with paperwork and charting.
• Prepare the surgery, set up equipment, and manage stock.

Entry requirements

GCSE in: (English (grade 4), Maths (grade 4), Science (grade 4))