Apprentice Dental Nurse

We are looking for a Trainee or Qualified Dental Nurse to support
the dental team in delivering high-quality patient care within a clinical setting.

Responsibilities include assisting the dentist during procedures, preparing and sterilising instruments, maintaining accurate patient records, and ensuring the surgery is clean and compliant with health and safety regulations.

A trainee dental nurse is expected to work towards a recognised qualification while gaining practical experience.

Customer service

Demonstrates good telephone and face to face communications with patients and colleagues, interacts with patients to a high standard. Listens to the patient without interrupting, good tone to voice, friendly and professional attitude, good eye contact, shows empathy, professional body language. Ensure on patient leaving the treatment room they have an understanding of treatments/plan.   Demonstrates care and welfare of all patients.

Clinical duties

Ensure all clinical areas and all equipment and instruments clean, tidy and sterile according to the Practices health and safety, infection control procedures and manufacturers instructions. Ensure all equipment and machinery used in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, ensuring all maintained regularly and in good working order. Demonstrates professional chairside assistance, ensuring the correct equipment is available. Ensure all substances handled in accordance with health and safety policies. Ensure familiar and complies with all health and safety rules and guidance, including PPE, COSHH, mercury handling, infection control, waste disposal. Ensure all equipment is stored in the correct place. Ensure all equipment is accounted for at the end of each  treatment/day. Develop and file radiographs as directed. Ensure adequate stocks of materials and other items within the surgery at all times. Ensure all Decon undertaken on a daily basis, in line with Hardhorn Dental Practice Standards.

Administration duties.

Ensure accurately complete patient clinical records as directed. Ensure initial patient check in with PR form signed by patient and completed correctly. Demonstrate completion of laboratory request forms, keep records of work sent, received and fitted. Ensure computer/written records are accurately maintained and securely stored. Demonstrate and ensure logbooks are correctly filled out daily and signed and checked by Practice Manager weekly. Liaise with reception to ensure smooth patient communications and transfer of records. Liaise with Head Nurse/Practice Manager when ordering new stock supplies when required.

Other duties

To undertake Reception duties to Hardhorn Dental practice Receptionist Standards. Ensure knowledge and understanding of all the practice products, enabling a confident marketing to patients. To undergo training as may be required and identified to develop skills and abilities. Attend refresher and update training for medical emergencies and CPR. Attend and participate in Practice team meetings. Demonstrate Hardhorn Dental Practice Standards of behaviour. Ensure reception area, waiting room. Kitchen and toilets are clean and tidy and have appropriate cleansing materials.

Training Outcome:

The successful candidate will work towards achieving a Level 3 qualification in dental nursing whilst gaining valuable experience in a dental practice.

Upon completion of the Level 3 qualification, you will be an experienced and qualified dental nurse, and as such, you can continue building up skills that will always be in-demand. You could progress to acquire specialist qualifications in areas such as sedation, dental radiography, and oral health education.

You may take on more responsibilities as a trainer for other dental nurses or move into a management role within your dental practice. You might decide to apply for a course to qualify as a dental hygienist or therapist.

Employer Description:

Hardhorn Dental is a well-established practice on the Fylde Coast. Located in the heart of Poulton-le-Fylde our ambition is to provide the highest quality dental care possible. Whilst providing general dental services to the local community, we also offer advanced treatment options including Cosmetic tooth alignment, Dental Implants, Facial Aesthetics and Root Canal treatments on referral from other local dental practitioners.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am - 6.00pm. Friday, 8.30am - 3.00pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience