Trainee Dental Nurse

Job: Trainee Dental Nurse

Location: Peterborough

• Hours: 0830-1730
• From £11.00 per hour/£22,880 per annum depending on experience

Full time Trainee Dental Nurse opportunity for a Dental Studio in Peterborough.

Develop competence:

• Across a wide range of dental chair side support procedures.
• A wide range of practical treatment procedures and the relevant support necessary to ensure effective outcomes.
• In the manipulation and application of dental materials across a wide range of dental treatment procedures.
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of a wide range of dental instruments and other relevant equipment necessary during preparation for treatment procedures.
• Learn to prepare individual treatment rooms for a wide range of dental procedures.
• Decontamination and sterilisation of medical and dental devices within clinical and non-clinical environments, ensuring appropriate records are completed.
• Be responsible as part of the clinical team for the care of the patient from arrival to completion of treatment.
• Recording of treatment including charting form the dentist’s instructions and other associated clerical work.
• Preparation of filling materials, impression materials, instruments and equipment.
• Cleaning away used instruments and materials and keeping the surgery clean and tidy.
• Triage of patients attending for emergency treatment.
• Providing patients with pre and post-operative instructions and information, for example, minor oral surgery, and ensuring the instructions are understood.
• Care and minor maintenance of equipment such as high-speed drills.
• Maintaining stock levels in surgery and checking expiry dates. Re-ordering stocks when required

Personal/Professional Development

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.
• Demonstrating commitment to post qualification/registration mandatory training CPD required by the General Dental Council.
• Attend mandatory training to remain compliant with HASAWA 1974 and GDC

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