Job Description

Are you looking for a new exciting career within the NHS? Are you patient focussed and want to deliver high quality dental care?



An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Theatre department for a Qualified Dental Nurse to train as an Assistant Practitioner and support the theatre team utilising additional skills. Training will be provided by the University of Derby and the successful applicant will graduate with a Level 5 Assistant Practitioner Qualification.



The successful applicant will be expected to begin their Theatre Pathway Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship in September 2026, allowing the individual time to induct and embed within the existing theatre team.



The successful applicant will be expected to meet the entry criteria specified by the University of Derby as well as the Person Specification for the role and evidence will need to be provided at the interview stage.

The following position is available:

1.0WTE Band 4 Dental Assistant Practitioner Apprentice



The Assistant Theatre Practitioner role refers to a Band 4 professional working within a health and social care setting who undertakes more advanced and complex skills and procedures beyond those of a traditional Support Worker or Health Care Assistant.



Obtaining the Level 5 Assistant Practitioner qualification will allow the successful candidate to apply & progress onto Year 2 of the OPD course should they wish to further there career outside of this role.



To take responsibility for own training and development opportunities to support with the Higher-Level Apprenticeship and development of competency-based portfolio.



To maintain an excellent level of attendance throughout the course.



Prepare for and transport patients to, within and from the perioperative care environment.



Contribute to the safe use of medical devices in the perioperative environment



Assist in the support and monitoring of patients within the perioperative environment.



Assist the registered practitioner in the delivery of perioperative patient care.



Carry out delegated activities in receiving, handling and dispatching specimens.



Prepare and dress for scrubbed clinical roles.



Prepare surgical instrumentation and supplementary items for the surgical team.



Assist in the preparation of patients for operative and clinically invasive procedures.



Provide surgical instrumentation and items for the surgical team and maintain the sterile field.



Receive and handle clinical specimens within the sterile field.



Assist in the transfer and positioning of patients within the perioperative environment.



Perform the non-scrubbed circulating role for perioperative procedures.



Carry out delegated activities in the anaesthetic environment/Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) whilst under direct supervision.



BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.



If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.



For a detailed description of the role, please see attached Band 4 Dental Assistant Practitioner apprentice job description and person specification.