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Apprentice Dental Nurse

Braintree Dental Studio • Level 3 • Braintree, England, United Kingdom • £24.39k - £32.20k / year • 1m ago

A fantastic opportunity has come up for an Apprentice Dental Nurse to join our Team we are a busy Private & NHS Practice located in Great Notley, Braintree.

If you are looking for a rewarding hands on job, where you can earn whilst you learn then dental nursing is the career for you!

Our practice is modern with fully digital with CT scanning facilities. We offer a full range of dental treatments including Implants, Orthodontics, Oral surgery and cosmetic and Facial aesthetics services.

Duties will include

Dental Nurse Responsibilities & Duties

Preparing exam rooms, sterilising instruments and ensuring necessary equipment is ready for dentists
Assisting dentists during procedures by handing them instruments and anticipating needs
Assisting with taking X-rays for patients and processing them
Processing and packing lab work for the dentist
Greeting patients as they arrive and scheduling appointments
Updating and maintaining dental records
Handling general administrative and other duties to maintain surgeries
Training and development in intra oral scanning and 3D digital work flows
Learning Reception and assisting when needed.

Training will be provided with an accredited apprenticeship company as well as in house training. You will have a mentor who oversees all training and provides support.

This is a full time position which includes one full college day at either Colchester institute or with an accredited online training provider. Once the course has been completed you will achieve a Level 3 NVQ in Dental Nursing and will apply for the GDC register.

Please be aware that to qualify for this course you must have a GCSE level 4 or equivalent (Level 2 functional skills) in Maths and English ( 1 x level 4 and 1 x level 3 in Maths and English will be accepted also)

Note this job is the apprenticeship wage for the first year then increasing to national minimum wage for your age in the second year until qualification earned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £7.55 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

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