Apprentice Dental Nurse

Join Pegah Eslamimazhab and her friendly, supportive team at Bupa Dental Care Newark as an Apprentice Dental Nurse. This is a fantastic opportunity to start your dental career while gaining a nationally recognised qualification in a welcoming, well-established practice.

About the Practice & Location

Based in Newark, you’ll be working in a modern, well-run practice with an experienced clinical team who are passionate about delivering excellent patient care and supporting apprentices to succeed. This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop new skills, gain hands-on experience, and begin a rewarding career in dental nursing.

Schedule

This is a full-time position, 38 hours per week, working across the following rota:

• Monday: 08:45 – 19:15
• Tuesday: 08:45 – 17:15
• Wednesday: 08:45 – 17:15
• Thursday: 08:45 – 17:15
• Friday: 08:45 – 15:15

Responsibilities

As an Apprentice Dental Nurse, you'll gain valuable experience while working alongside experienced dental professionals. You will learn how to:

• Support clinicians during a range of dental procedures
• Prepare and maintain dental instruments and equipment
• Deliver excellent patient care and customer service
• Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control
• Understand dental practice administration and compliance
• Work towards a recognised Dental Nurse qualification

What You'll Learn

Our apprenticeship gives you the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to become a GDC-registered Dental Nurse. You’ll earn while you learn, gaining hands-on experience as you provide great patient care and support clinicians chairside. You’ll also build core skills in areas such as:

• Oral anatomy and dental procedures
• Infection prevention and control
• Patient care and health promotion
• Safety, compliance, and managing clinical situations

Qualifications

• Level 3 Dental Nurse qualification completed over 18–24 months
• Level 2 English and Maths (GCSE A*–C equivalents) required before your end point assessment — we’ll support you if you need to achieve these

Benefits

As an Apprentice Dental Nurse with Bupa Dental Care, you’ll receive:

• Industry-leading progression and pay framework, based on your skills and experience
• Bupa Dental Care ranks 15th in the Department for Education’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for 2025, and 93% of our Dental Nursing Apprentices are on track to complete on time
• Exclusive access to unique training and development opportunities with 300+ online courses available through Bupa Learn, access to Tempdent’s CPD platform, and LinkedIn Learning
• Market-leading wellbeing support, including remote GP services, physiotherapy, and mental health support
• Fully funded period and menopause plan, a free health assessment, and a £350 allowance to use on selected Bupa products
• Paid-for essentials such as registration, DBS checks, professional indemnity, and vaccinations
• Access to financial wellbeing support through Stream
• Flexible working patterns designed to support your life outside of work
• Colleague discounts and financial wellbeing support
• Health and lifestyle benefits designed to support you every day

Bupa Dental Care is proud to be a Great Place to Work® Certified employer and recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women™ and UK's Best Workplaces for Development™ 2026.