Dental Nurse Apprentice

About the role

Dental Assistant 🦷✨

Ready to kickstart your career in healthcare? We're looking for a motivated Dental Assistant to join our awesome team! You'll be at the forefront of patient care, ensuring our clinic runs smoothly and our patients feel comfortable and cared for.

What you'll be doing:

• Keeping our surgery equipment sparkling clean and in top-notch condition. ✨
• Making sure all instruments are super clean and sterilised for every procedure. 🧼
• Being the dentist's right hand, passing instruments and materials during treatments. 🤝
• Setting up instrument trays and preparing materials needed for appointments. 🛠️
• Providing essential chairside support to the dentist. 🤩
• Developing and filing X-rays like a pro. 📸
• Keeping an eye on our surgery stock and letting us know when things are running low. 🛒
• Safely and responsibly disposing of all clinical waste. ☢️
• Managing cold sterilisation fluid and ensuring it's always up to par. 💧
• Maintaining our autoclave, checking water levels and draining it weekly. ⚙️
• Helping to keep patient records accurate and up-to-date. 💻
• Championing hygiene standards throughout the entire clinic. 💯
• Acting as a witness or chaperone when needed. 🙋‍♀️
• Preparing impressions to be sent off to the lab. 📮
• Keeping filters, suction systems, and handpiece turbines clean. 🌬️
• Ensuring all health and safety protocols are followed to the letter. ✅
• Maintaining the utmost discretion and confidentiality regarding patient and business matters. 🤫

We need you to be:

• Reliable and eager to learn.
• Detail-oriented and have a keen eye for cleanliness.
• A great team player who communicates effectively.
• Respectful of patient confidentiality at all times.

If you're ready to make a real difference and gain valuable experience, apply now! 👇

Key responsibilities

• Assist the dentist with chair side duties and procedures
• Prepare and sterilise instruments and equipment
• Maintain clinic hygiene and dispose of clinical waste appropriately
• Adhere to all health and safety regulations within the practice
• Maintain strict patient and business confidentiality

Entry requirements

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