Course	Learning Method	Price	Duration	Ideal for
Advance Lead Nursing Skills	On site or Distance Learning	£390 Deposit -£50 Monthly Finance Available	4 units covered over 9 months	Dental Nurse wishing to pursue a career as Lead Nurses

 

Advance Lead Nursing Skills (Advance Level)

This Quality Assured programme offers opportunities for senior dental nurses to develop a range of skills and knowledge to and build their confidence by knowing how to use best practice techniques for leading and developing teams of dental nurses.

This course consists of four units over 9 months (72 eCPD Hours Outcome B) as follows:

• Leadership and management for dental nurse’s in general dental practice
  • Team leading skills
  • Work allocation and delegation
  • Motivating the team
  • Problem solving
• Standards of Professionalism and Ethics for Lead Dental Nurses
  • Regulations and regulatory standards
  • Accountability and responsibility
  • Quality of Care Regulations
  • Record Keeping

Teaching and Learning

This is a tutored distance learning programme in which following a one-to-one tutorial, students complete Learning Activities for assessment. On completion of four Learning Activities students produce assignments to demonstrate learning in the contest of their workplace. The programme aims to:

• Introduce the nature and extent of extended duties and lead roles for dental nurses.
• Define professional Standards for dental nurses
• Identify a range of communication techniques approaches
• Consider a range of clinical skills and associated training and development needs

As a result of studying on this Level 4 Certificate course student will be able to:

• Recognise how to meet the GDC’s requirements for dental nurses in leadership and management roles
• Specify and support the development of the required professional and ethical standards for dental nurses
• Apply a range of team communication skills
• Develop and maintain clinical skills and CPD for dental nurses

On completion of these two units the Award level is reached.

Teaching and Learning

This is a tutored distance learning programme in which following a one-to-one tutorial, students complete Learning Activities for assessment. On completion of four Learning Activities students produce assignments to demonstrate learning in the contest of their workplace. The programme aims to:

• Introduce the nature and extent of extended duties and lead roles for dental nurses.
• Define professional Standards for dental nurses
• Consider ways your team are motivated
• Define problem solving skills 

As a result of studying on this Level 4 Certificate course student will be able to:

• Recognise how to meet the GDC’s requirements for dental nurses in leadership and management roles
• Specify and support the development of the required professional and ethical standards for dental nurses
• Apply a range of team motivation skills
• Develop problem solving strategies 

Course fees can be paid by interest free instalments, please ask for details.

Entry Requirements

• I understand that this course requires study at level 3. At this level students need to have English Functional Skills at Level 1. If my tutor advises me that my functional skills are not at this level I will be advised by my tutor on the required course of action. Which may involve additional functional skills training at my own cost.
• I have arranged to ringfence time for my tutorials- 30 mins per week and study time of at least 2 hours per week 
• I can produce course work in the Microsoft Word Format 
• I certify that the work I submit for my assignments will be my own work. I realise that to make a false claim of authenticity is malpractice and could be reported to the General Dental Council. In which case my registration could be at risk.