Apprentice Dental Nurses

Are you a motivated, caring and compassionate individual who is keen to pursue a career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse with Manchester Foundation Trust?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

Job Summary

MFT, University Dental Hospital, School for Dental Care Professionals are currently recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Dental Nurse.

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and have three GCSEs (Grade C/4+ or equivalent), two of which must be English, Maths and/or a Science (Health & Social Care will be accepted). You must also be able to demonstrate initiative, effective communication skills, a caring nature and a commitment to commencing your career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse.

Successful applicants will undertake and fulfill the educational and clinical requirements of the Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) ST1431 Apprenticeship Standard and the City & Guilds Level 3 Dental Nursing Practitioner (Diploma) programme.

Our full-time Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is an 18-month apprenticeship for 37.5 hours per week, over five days, Monday to Friday. Four days of the week are based in the dental setting and one day per week is based in the educational setting at the school. Here you will undertake your theoretical studies to achieve the apprenticeship qualification within the 18-month contract of employment with MFT.

Salary: £22,310. Annex 30 will be applied to the Band of any existing NHS staff.

Successful applicants will work as part of the dental team. You will have the opportunity to work in different dental settings during your apprenticeship, including primary and secondary dental care. On a day-to-day basis you will assist in the management and treatment of a variety of patients by maintaining high standards of infection control and excellent patient care.

The qualification has been approved by the General Dental Council (GDC) as meeting the requirements for applicants to the dental nurse professional register.

This is an 18-month fixed term, during this time you will undertake the apprenticeship and be supported to consider your future career goals.

Main duties of the job

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you are equipped to make an informed decision to apply for this role, you will need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with the details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information that you will need to be aware of before you submit your application.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and well-being and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kareline Bull Job title: Dental Education Manager Email address: kareline.bull2@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01612725671

For an informal discussion please contact Kareline Bull, Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 4pm.