Apprentice Dental Nurse
Finchley Dental Lounge (Private Practice)
LONDON (N12 0EP)
Closes in 24 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 3 June 2025
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Summary
Are you looking to pursue a career in Dental Nursing? At Finchley Dental Lounge we are advertising for a full-time Dental Nurse to join our team. We are a Private Practice with very loyal patients and great team ethos. The role will involve nursing duties with some admin tasks. Full training will be provided in a thorough and approachable way.
- Wage
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£11,778 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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Full-time position.
Expected hours: minimum of 30/35 per week.
The practice is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am - 5pm. Exact days and hours will be provided after the college confirms available course days and times.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
List of some but not all daily tasks:
- Provide chairside assistance to dentist/hygienist and patient
- Prepare/ mixing materials for the dentist
- Make sure the patient is comfortable and safe
- Sterilise instruments following infection control policies
- Maintaining the clinical environment as per infection control polices
- Following all practice polices and procedure at all times
- General admin and house keeping
Where you'll work
248 BALLARDS LANE
LONDON
N12 0EP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
TEMP DENT DENTAL AGENCY LIMITED
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
Dental Nurse (integrated) Level 3.
Course lessons - you'll enrol with TempDent and attend the course 2-hour lesson online each week.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- english language (grade c)
- maths (grade 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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this company
Family friendly General Dental Practice - 2 Dentists and 1 Hygienist, 2 dental nurses and a Practice Manager.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression on to specialist dental nursing
- Hygiene/Hygiene Therapy
- Treatment co-ordinator
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Finchley Dental Lounge (Private Practice)
Francesca
info@finchleydentallounge.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324042.
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Closes in 24 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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