Nadia Iqbal

An enthusiastic, punctual, and results-driven individual with strong interpersonal skills and a logical approach to problem-solving. Committed to delivering maximum effort and maintaining high standards when working independently or collaboratively under pressure.

Dental Nurse - S4S Locum Dental Nursing Agency

(2025-06 - 2025-11)

• Adaptability & Efficiency: Demonstrated exceptional adaptability by seamlessly integrating into various private and NHS dental practices at short notice, quickly learning localized workflows and software systems (such as Dental/Exact).
• Teamwork & Initiative: Collaborated effectively with new dental clinicians and reception teams daily, using strong communication skills and proactive initiative to keep busy clinics running smoothly and on schedule.

Trainee Dental Nurse - Whitehill Dental, Illingworth - Illingworth

(2024-11 - 2025-02)

• Chairside Support: Provided high-quality chairside assistance across a diverse range of treatments, including general dentistry, cosmetics, endodontics, and oral surgery, ensuring optimal clinical efficiency.
• Practice Operations: Managed the daily preparation, zoning, and closing of surgeries, ensuring all dental instruments and specialized materials were fully prepared before clinics commenced.

Trainee Dental Nurse - Bupa/Blackburn Orthodontics - Blackburn

(2022-10 - 2024-11)

• Compliance & Infection Control: Strictly maintained HTM 01-05 decontamination and infection control protocols, executing thorough cross-infection procedures between patients to ensure absolute clinical safety.
• Stock & Inventory: Monitored and maintained surgery stock levels, audit trails, and material expiry dates, ordering supplies efficiently to minimize practice downtime.

Healthcare Assistant - NHS ELHT RBH - Blackburn

(2019-04 - 2024-08)

• Infection Control & Safety: Strictly adhered to hospital/care home infection control policies, utilizing appropriate PPE and ensuring a clean, safe, and hazard-free clinical environment for patients and staff.
• Team Collaboration: Collaborated effectively within a multidisciplinary medical team (including doctors, nurses, and physiotherapies) to implement personalized care plans and ensure seamless patient flow.

Healthcare Assistant - Belvedere Manor - Colne

(2015-09 - 2018-02)

• Patient Care: Delivered empathetic, patient-centered care, consistently reassuring nervous or vulnerable patients to create a calm and professional environment.
• Clinical Monitoring: Accurately recorded and monitored patient vital signs—including blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation, and blood glucose levels—promptly escalating any abnormalities to senior nursing staff.

NVQ L3 Apprentice Dental Nurse - Dental Nursing - Tempdent, online (2022 - 2025)

Higher Education - Law & Society, Contract Law, Public Law and Law of the European Union - Manchester Metropolitan University (2017 - 2017)

BTEC National Extended Diploma in Business Level 3 - Business - Nelson & Colne College, Nelson (2011 - 2013)

Functional skills L1/2/3 Maths - Mathematics - Nelson & Colne College, Nelson (2017 - 2018)

Access to Health & Social - Health & Social Care - Nelson & Colne College, Nelson (2017 - 2018)

GCSE - English - Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley (2005 - 2010)

GCSE - Urdu - Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley (2005 - 2010)

CACHE Level 2 in Childcare - Childcare - Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley (2005 - 2010)

OCR ICT - Information & Communication Technology - Sir John Thursby Community College, Burnley (2005 - 2010)