Trainee Dental Nurse

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.

• Supporting the decontamination process and maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control.
• Cleaning, sterilising and storing dental instruments and equipment.
• Ensuring the decontamination area is clean, organised and well stocked.
• Preparing equipment and materials for clinical sessions.
• Supporting the Dental Nurses and wider clinical team.
• Assisting with the smooth running of the surgeries.
• Supporting clinicians with chairside duties as your training and experience develops.
• Welcoming and reassuring patients when required.
• Maintaining a clean, safe and professional clinical environment.
• Following practice policies, procedures and infection control guidelines.
• Working towards developing the knowledge and skills required to progress within dental nursing.

• Enthusiastic about starting a career in dental nursing.
• Friendly, approachable and professional.
• Reliable and organised.
• Comfortable working as part of a busy team.
• Keen to learn and develop new skills.
• Detail-focused, particularly when working within decontamination and infection control.
• Caring and patient-focused.
• Able to follow procedures and maintain high standards.
• A positive team player with a willingness to support colleagues.

Previous dental experience is not essential as full training and support will be provided. Experience in a healthcare, care, hospitality or customer-facing environment…