Apprentice Dental Nurse Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Apprentice Dental Nurse to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Assist dentists and dental care professionals in providing excellent dental care;
- Provide chair side assistance in surgery by nursing for dental procedures, mixing dental materials and supporting the clinicians;
- Be professional, reliable;
- Helping and caring for patients;
- Sterilising equipment correctly;
- Helping in the running of the dental practice;
- Accurately complete patient clinical records as directed;
- Ensure the care and welfare of patients;
- Provide chairside assistance, ensuring that the correct equipment and materials is available;
- Handle all substances in accordance with health and safety policies;
- Ensure adequate stocks of materials and other items within the surgery.
Requirements:
- Ability to work well as part of a team as well as individually;
- Pleasant and competent telephone manner;
- Ability to prioritise workload;
- Good IT and typing skills;
- Ability to learn and teach new systems/equipment;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Ability to adhere to and apply strict rules of confidentiality;
- Ability to follow instructions accurately;
- Maintain high standard of work at all times;
- Ability to work under pressure;
- To be flexible and a genuine willingness to undertake any tasks which could reasonably be expected of someone in this capacity;
- Good organisational skills;
- Good communication skills both written and verbal.