Dental Nursing Apprenticeship Level 3
STABLE COURT DENTAL SURGERY LIMITED
Holmfirth (HD9 3JA)
Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 May 2025
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Summary
Stable Court Dental Surgery are looking to take on a confident individual to become part of their hard working team in Holmfirth. You will assist the dental team in the day to day running of the practice. If you have got patience and are looking to pursue a career in Dental Nursing, this could be the position for you!
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
8:00am- 5:00pm
Total hours per week: 40.00
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 4 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 8 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As a Dental Nurse at Stable Court Dental Surgery, you will be responsible for providing general chair side assistance to the Dentist while maintaining the day to day running requirements of the practice and its patients.
The duties and responsibilities involved in include:
- Building relationships with patients
- Reception duties
- Managing patient appointments
- Making sure all equipment is sterilised and ready before procedures and treatments
- Processing lab requests/ X-Rays
- Calculating treatment costs
Where you'll work
91 Huddersfield road
Holmfirth
HD9 3JA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Your training course
Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
- Adhere to legal and ethical responsibilities in line with General Dental Council requirements
- Take responsibility for the integrity of own actions and completed work, recognising the limits of your competence and experience
- Comply with current best practice guidelines
- Put patients’ interests first and act to protect them by working in a patient-centred way
- Effectively manage own time and resources
- Provide chair side support during dental procedures
- Monitor, support and reassure patients throughout all aspects of their treatment, ensuring patient-centred care
- Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times and through all media
- Respect patients’ dignity and choices and act without discrimination
- Check that valid consent is obtained for all treatments and personal care delivery
- Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
- Work in the clinical environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Select and prepare the correct equipment, instruments and materials
- Carry out and record maintenance and testing of equipment in line with local policy, procedures and the scope of your own role
- Manage and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures complying with legislative, local and current best practice guidelines
- Mix, handle, store and dispose of materials in line with manufacturers recommendations
- Create and update accurate and current patient records, including social, medical and dental history, storing and archiving them securely and in line with legislation
- Carry out processing of radiographs in line with local procedures and rules
- Make effective decisions regarding the safety of patients when taking a radiograph
- Deliver appropriate and current evidence-based oral and general health advice
- Recognise and support action to deal with medical emergencies
- Respond to medical emergencies and be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Take part in appraisal and ongoing review processes
- Take part in continuous professional development activities
- Reflect on how your daily practice complies with the General Dental Council requirements for continual improvement
- Comply with personal development planning as specified by the General Dental Council
- Participate in quality improvement activities as required
- Be collaborative and work as part of the team
Your training plan
This course is delivered using a blended delivery model, an apprentice will spend 2 days per month at Bradford College undertaking classroom based learning in addition to regular workplace assessments.
Upon successful completion of this apprenticeship, the apprentice will be awarded the following:
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing
- Functional Skills in maths and English Level 2 (if applicable)
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))
- Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Good customer service skills
- Confident
- Works well under pressure
- Friendly
- Ability to multi-task
About this company
Stable Court Dental Surgery is a family friendly practice established in 1995. Centrally located in the village of Holmfirth, deep in the heart of the Holme Valley. They take great pride in the quality of their dentistry and aim to offer the highest level of patient care.
After this apprenticeship
- There are a range of post registration courses available for dental nurses looking to further their education
- They may include a range of higher education qualifications or other work-related education and training to support continuing profession development such as Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing, Certificate in Oral Health Education etc.
- You may also be offered full time employment on completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Tom Hughes
t.hughes@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
01274 728316
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321472.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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