Find dental nurse agency work in Northampton with Proximity Healthcare, UK nurses’ favourite healthcare employment and recruitment agency. We offer flexible schedules by negotiating with healthcare facilities and hospitals on your behalf, as well as high wages. We collaborate with a wide range of employers in the public and private sectors to find the best nurse positions open, both short and long-term.
Dental nurses are vital to the healthcare industry because of the support they provide dentists– whether that’s helping with patient education or procedures. They work well with others, pay attention to detail, think critically, are patient and stay calm in stressful situations, possess sensitivity and understanding, knowledge of medicine and dentistry, customer service skills, excellent verbal communication skills, the ability to work well with your hands, and can work well with computers. During the day, you might find yourself sterilising equipment, preparing materials for fillings, tidying the surgery, and comforting patients. You could work at a dental practice, at a health centre or in an NHS or private hospital.
Progression opportunities
There are many opportunities for progression in this role, into leadership positions like; team leader, manager or dental practice manager positions. You could consider serving in the armed forces as a dental nurse, too, or become an orthodontic therapist to help dentists improve the look and position of a patients’ teeth.
One nurse from Reddit described the job as follows: “I’m a qualified dental nurse. It is great that you can earn while you qualify. It’s an enjoyable job, and there’s opportunities for progression – lead nurse, specialist nurse, practice manager, an assessor or trainer. And work in several different settings (NHS or private practice, specialist clinic, dental hospital, community, prison, agency, etc) How enjoyable it is depends on where you work/who you work with.
The pay isn’t amazing considering the work you have to do though. It is an exhausting job, especially after covid with all the extra cleaning and PPE. Feet and back problems are really common. Don’t get me wrong though, it is really rewarding.”
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