Apprentice Dental Nurse - Tunbridge Wells

Bupa; Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Your role includes assisting clinicians chairside, preparing rooms, maintaining infection control, recording patient data, and following Bupa policies and protocols. Start dates are staggered with flexible online delivery and ongoing progression support.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at grade 4 or higher are desirable.
• Strong attention to detail and team collaboration are required.
• Willingness to train and progress through a Level 3 Dental Nurse apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Assist clinicians chairside in dental procedures.
• Prepare and maintain surgery rooms and materials.
• Maintain infection control and sterilisation to standards.
• Accurately record patient information.
• Follow employer policies and clinical protocols.

Skills

Administrative

Analytical

Attention to Detail

Customer Care

Initiative

IT Skills

Logical

Teamworking

Communication Skills

Education

GCSE Maths (grade 4) - desired

GCSE English (grade 4) - desired

Job description

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
• Initiate
• 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: £25,114.96 a year
• Working week: Monday: 8:45am - 5:15pm, Tuesday: 7:45am - 4:45pm, Wednesday: 7:45am - 4:45pm, Thursday: 8:45am - 5:15pm, Friday: 8:45am - 4:30pm, May include 1 a Saturday morning a month.
• Hours: 38 hours per week
• Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
• Start date: 2026-12-07
• Closing date: 2026-12-04
• 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.