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Dental Nurse Apprenticeship

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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About the Role

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are delighted to offer our Level 3 Dental Nurse Apprenticeship. This role will be based at our Charles Clifford Dental Hospital which provides specialist dental services for people in Sheffield and the surrounding districts. From day one you will earn a wage while you are learning and gaining experience.

You will be providing support within Charles Clifford Dental Hospital and will carry out the normal dental nurse role and duties supervised by qualified dental nurses and tutors.

Duties within this role include:

  • Provide close chairside assistance
  • Test equipment and machinery
  • Receive and prepare patients
  • Undertake safe and effective decontamination, disinfection and sterilisation of instruments and equipment ready for use
Candidates must be be prepared to travel to all CCDH, Community and practice sites as part of the rotational learning model.

Dental professionals are always needed, so it’s a stable career path with lots of opportunity for further training & development.

With experience Dental Nurses could train to be:

  • Team Leader
  • Practice Manager
  • Dental hygienist
  • Dental therapist
  • Educators
  • Fully qualified dentist
  • Specialised Dental Nursing Roles, e.g. Dental Radiography, Dental Sedation, Special Care, Orthodontics, Implants, Oral Health Promotion

About the Training

  • Come and join us and be supported to earn as you learn whilst undertaking a nationally recognised qualification
  • You will study a Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship alongside your role within the Trust
  • Your final qualification will be registerable with the General Dental Council
  • One day each week will be dedicated to teaching sessions in our Dental Classroom at Charles Clifford
  • On-the-job training involving practical tasks, experiences and assignments
  • Clinical rotations within the Dental Hospital, Community Dental Services & General Practice

About the Employer

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Confident
  • Self-motivated
  • Time Management

Training Provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Course/Training

Dental nurse (GDC 2023) (level 3)

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