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Apprentice Dental Nurse
The apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is a 12-month government-funded course by City & Guilds, a Level 3 Extended Diploma. Alongside your learning, your job role within the practice will entail assisting dentists, sterilising and preparing equipment, reception duties and supporting patient experience.
Requirements
- GCSE in English (grade 4)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4)
- Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- To get a Hepatitis B vaccine
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Non judgmental
- Patience
- Patient Care
Responsibilities
- Provide efficient and reliable chair-side support to the dental surgery.
- Reception duties, including answering the phone and greeting patients.
- Dealing with patient queries.
- Taking payments.
- Booking appointments and follow-ups.
- Sterilising and preparing equipment for dentists.
- Recording and dealing with patient records.
- Supporting patients' wellbeing and dental experience.
- Cleaning dental areas, including chairs.
- Managing stock of equipment and supplies.
- Any other duties to support the dentists and senior team to provide effective patient care.
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Benefits
- Wage: £12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age (National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices).
- Training course: Dental nurse (level 3), City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma.
- Hours: 30 hours a week, Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed. Some evening and weekend work may be required depending on the rota.
- Start date: Thursday 23 July 2026
- Duration: 1 year
Application Process
- Closes on Wednesday 22 July 2026
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About HARRIET ELLIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED A healthcare provider that offers general dental services, from routine check-ups to more complex procedures like fillings and restorations.
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With experience, you may be able to move into jobs like team manager, team leader or dental practice manager. With further training, you could become a dental therapist, helping a dentist carry out the more routine dentistry work. You could also become a dental hygienist, helping people to look after their teeth and gums. You might decide to train as an orthodontic therapist, helping dentists to improve the look and position of a patient's teeth. For more information on Dental Careers, please visit: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/
Contact
- Training provider: HARRIET ELLIS TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Contact person: Shannyn Stiffell
- Email: shannyn@harrietellis.com
- Phone: 01708776050
- Reference code: VAC2000033744
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