Apprentice Dental Nurse - Keynsham

Bupa; Keynsham; In loco; GBP 21.000 - 26.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bupa Dental Care offers an empowering apprenticeship to become a Level 3 Dental Nurse, working with Tempdent to deliver hands-on chairside support and patient care. The role includes room preparation, infection control, and accurate record-keeping as part of a structured training program.

Starting in 2026, the program provides regular progress support and clear career pathways within Bupa, including potential progression toward senior nurse or practice management roles as you gain experience and

Competenze

• GCSE Maths (grade 4) - desired
• GCSE English (grade 4) - desired

Mansioni

• Assisting clinicians chairside
• Preparing surgery rooms and materials
• Managing infection control and sterilisation to Bupa standards
• Accurately recording patient information
• Following Bupa’s policies, procedures, and clinical protocols

Conoscenze

Administrative Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer Care Skills

Initiative

IT Skills

Logical

Non judgemental

Number Skills

Organisational Skills

Patience

Physical Fitness

Presentation Skills

Problem Solving Skills

Teamworking

Communication Skills

Formazione

GCSE Maths (grade 4) - desired

GCSE English (grade 4) - desired

Descrizione del lavoro

At Bupa Dental Care, you’ll join a dedicated and caring team, delivering excellent patient care while working towards your Level 3 Dental Nurse qualification with Tempdent. This apprenticeship offers real responsibility and strong career prospects with Bupa.

Your role may include:

• Assisting Bupa clinicians chairside
• Preparing Bupa surgery rooms and materials
• Managing infection control and sterilisation to Bupa standards
• Accurately recording patient information
• Following Bupa’s policies, procedures, and clinical protocols

Training

Provided by Tempdent:

• Level 3 Dental Nurse Apprenticeship
• Functional Skills (if applicable)
• Flexible online delivery model
• Quarterly start dates throughout the year
• Induction and regular progress support

What happens at the end

At Bupa Dental Care, your career can grow in many directions. With experience, you could progress into roles such as Senior Nurse, Lead Nurse or Practice Manager. With further Bupa-supported training, you could develop into a Dental Hygienist or Dental Therapist, supporting patient care with preventative and routine treatments.

You could also specialise as an Orthodontic Therapist, working with dentists to help improve the appearance and alignment of patients’ teeth. Bupa offers clear career pathways, ongoing professional development, and support to help you reach your goals in dentistry.

Skills

• Administrative Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Customer Care Skills
• Initative
• IT Skills
• Logical
• Non judgemental
• Number Skills
• Organisational Skills
• Patience
• Physical Fitness
• Presentation Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Teamworking
• Communication Skills

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths (grade 4) - desired
• GCSE English (grade 4) - desired

Key details

• Wage: £23,793.12 a year
• Working week: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm. 36 hours per week to be spilt across two sites.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-11-30
• Closing date: 2026-11-27
• Apprenticeship standard: Dental nurse (level 3)
• Training provider: TEMP DENT DENTAL AGENCY LIMITED

About the employer

At Bupa Dental Care our people are at the heart of everything we do – and we do this because we care. We have created environments where people can look forward to coming to work, feel empowered, and benefit from working collaboratively with industry experts to help us achieve our aim, which is - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.