Apprentice Dental Nurse
SUTTON DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC LIMITED
Sutton Coldfield (B72 1QP)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 11 June 2025
Contents
Summary
To support the dental team in delivering high-quality patient care in a professional, safe, and friendly environment. This role includes full training towards a recognised Dental Nursing qualification and is ideal for individuals looking to start a long-term career in dentistry.
- Wage
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£15,016.95 to £24,285.69, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Dental nurse (integrated) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday, Tuesday and Thursday,8.00am - 5.45pm,
Wednesday, 8.00am - 2.00pm,
Friday, 8.15am - 2.15pm.
38 hours 15 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 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
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist the dentist or hygienist during all clinical procedures
- Prepare and maintain the dental surgery, instruments, and materials
- Follow strict cross-infection and decontamination protocols
- Support patients throughout their treatment, offering reassurance and clear communication
- Keep accurate and up-to-date patient records
- Perform reception and administrative duties as required
- Participate fully in training and complete coursework for the dental nursing qualification
Requirements:
Essential:
- Fluent in spoken and written English
- GCSEs (or equivalent) in English, maths – Grade C/4 or above.
Friendly, reliable, and professional with good communication skills - Strong interest in dentistry and patient care
- Willingness to learn and complete a dental nurse training programme
- You must have the right to work in the UK – we do not offer sponsorship for this role
Desirable:
- Experience in a healthcare or customer-facing role
- Understanding of dental procedures and terminology
- Training & Development:
- Enrolment on a GDC-approved Dental Nurse course
- Full on-the-job training and mentorship
- Progression opportunities to become a Qualified Dental Nurse upon successful completion of the course
- Potential permanent position
Additional Information:
- References will be required as part of the recruitment process.
- We honour pre-booked annual leave
Where you'll work
60 Birmingham Road
Sutton Coldfield
B72 1QP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
P.T.P. TRAINING 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
- Training provided with external training provider, Performance Through People
- Online virtual classroom learning given 3 hours per week plus 3 hours off the job assignment time
- Training in practice virtually
Requirements
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Professional Dentistry - Private dental practice based in Sutton Coldfield Birmingham,
After this apprenticeship
- Once apprentiship ends, potentially full time position for a qualified dental nurse
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SUTTON DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC LIMITED
louise harris
louise@suttonsmiles.com
01213541922
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325465.
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Closes in 16 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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