The Staines Centre of Dental Excellence | Staines-upon-Thames | Permanent | Part-Time – 24 Hours per Week
Looking to start your career in dental nursing? Join our friendly and supportive team as a Trainee Dental Nurse, with a key focus on decontamination support and the opportunity to develop your clinical skills.
The Staines Centre of Dental Excellence is looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Trainee Dental Nurse to join our experienced team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to begin a career in dental nursing and gain valuable experience within a modern, specialist dental practice. You will receive support and training as you work towards developing your dental nursing knowledge and skills.
24 hours per week, with flexibility around how these hours are worked across the week.
We are happy to discuss the working pattern with the successful candidate, taking into consideration their availability and the needs of the practice.
The Staines Centre of Dental Excellence is a state-of-the-art, predominantly private practice located in Staines-upon-Thames, ideally situated on the Middlesex–Surrey border and just a short walk from Staines mainline station.
Our modern 5-surgery practice is home to an experienced team providing a wide range of treatments, from general dentistry and hygiene services through to advanced treatments including dental implants, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, oral surgery and sedation for nervous patients.
We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding patient care in a welcoming and professional environment, supported by the latest technology and a highly skilled clinical team.
As a Trainee Dental Nurse, you will play an important role in supporting the clinical team and helping to ensure the practice maintains excellent standards of cleanliness, infection prevention and decontamination.
A key part of the role will be supporting the decontamination area, ensuring instruments are cleaned, sterilised and stored correctly in line with practice procedures and infection control requirements.
As you develop your skills and knowledge, you will also have the opportunity to gain experience supporting clinicians and patients within the surgeries.
Key responsibilities will include:
We are looking for someone who is:
Previous dental experience is not essential as full training and support will be provided. Experience in a healthcare, care, hospitality or customer-facing environment would be advantageous but is not required.
If you're looking for an opportunity to start your career in dental nursing within a supportive and professional practice, we'd love to hear from you.
This role offers 24 hours per week with flexibility around how those hours are worked across the week, making it a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience while developing their skills and working towards a career in dental nursing.
Click Apply and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch for an informal conversation before arranging an interview.
The Envisage Dental Group is certified B-Corp, we celebrate collaboration and transparency. We are proud to be an inclusive equal opportunity workplace. We have created a workforce that is reflective of our diverse patient and practice communities, that promotes positivity, and we believe this is critical to our success. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.
As part of our commitment to closing the Gender Pay Gap and ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates, we do not request or consider salary history at any stage of our recruitment process. Our compensation decisions are based on the requirements of the role, relevant skills, qualifications and experience, and our commitment to fair and equitable pay.