Dental Nurse Apprentice
Excellent opportunity working for an established dental practice based in Walsall. You will work in a busy practice dealing with all aspects of oral health and hygiene.
Duties to include
- Assisting the dentist at chair-side
- Reception duties
- Decontamination duties
- Offering assistance to clients
- Clinical and general cleaning within the practice
Working week
Monday – Friday 8:15 – 17:00 with 1 hour for lunch
Total hours per week: 37.75
Desired skills
- Candidates need to have excellent IT skills
- Good communication skills
- Good telephone manner
- Confidence and professionalism
- Dealing with patients
- Flexibility and punctuality are essential for this post
- Experience would be an advantage but is not essential
Personal qualities
Candidates must have a good attitude to work, with a presentable appearance. The candidate must also be outgoing with an ambition to do well in dental nursing.
Desired qualifications
A*-C/4 or above in GCSE maths and English, or equivalent qualifications, are essential.
About the employer
At Allsopp & Associates Dental Practice we pride ourselves on providing a professional service in modern comfortable practices with caring and experienced staff – don’t just take our word for it though, we believe our testimonials speak for themselves The practice carries out lots of varied treatments including Orthodontics, Implants, Bleaching and Facial Aesthetics.
Future prospects
To be decided upon completion of training.
Things to consider
Successful candidates will be expected to be willing to keep up-to-date with inoculations such as Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis and normal childhood vaccinations.
Job Features
| Job Category | Dentistry |
| Job Industry | Dental Nursing |
| Salary/Rate: | £181.58/week |
| Type: | Apprenticeship |
| Contract Length: | 18 Months |
| Start Date: | July 2022 |
| Job Reference: | VAC001837051 |
| Apprenticeship Standard: | Advanced Level 3 (A level) |
| Training Provider: | PTP Training Limited |