Dental Nurse Assistant (Trainee)

City of Bristol College; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bristol Dental School seeks enthusiastic Trainee Dental Nurses for a full-time training program leading to a Diploma in Dental Nursing. Trainees will assist in delivering comprehensive dental treatments while gaining practical experience in clinical environments. Candidates should display effective communication skills, enthusiasm, and teamwork capabilities in a dynamic training context.

Qualifications

• Willing to learn and work effectively with others.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Able to work under instruction while showing initiative.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified dental nurses in running clinics.
• Assist clinicians and student dentists with treatments.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Manual dexterity

Enthusiasm

Initiative

Job description

The Bristol Dental School is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our employed, full-time training programme. This will lead to a Diploma in Dental Nursing, registerable with the General Dental Council. Trainees will work as a junior/unqualified dental nurse gaining a comprehensive training. Teaching and learning are delivered via classroom-based tutorials and working chairside in the clinical environment. Practical assessment-based learning prepares trainees to take the Final Diploma examination, and work as a qualified dental nurse.

What will you be doing?

Trainee Dental Nurses will support the qualified dental nurses with the smooth running of the dental clinics whilst learning to assist clinicians and student dentists in delivering a full range of high-quality dental treatments to patients. Please see JD for more details.

You should apply if

• Willing to learn
• Can work effectively with others as part of a team
• Effective communication and people skills
• Enthusiastic and initiative-taking
• Have good manual dexterity
• Able to work under instruction and show initiative when organising workload

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed term contract -training

Work pattern: Mon- Fri

Grade: D

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 12/06/2025

For any informal queries please contact Sarah Lansdown [e-mail]

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched ourstrategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

The Bristol Dental School is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our employed, full-time training programme. This will lead to a Diploma in Dental Nursing, registerable with the General Dental Council. Trainees will work as a junior/unqualified dental nurse gaining a comprehensive training. Teaching and learning are delivered via classroom-based tutorials and working chairside in the clinical environment. Practical assessment-based learning prepares trainees to take the Final Diploma examination, and work as a qualified dental nurse.

What will you be doing?

Trainee Dental Nurses will support the qualified dental nurses with the smooth running of the dental clinics whilst learning to assist clinicians and student dentists in delivering a full range of high-quality dental treatments to patients. Please see JD for more details.

You should apply if

• Willing to learn
• Can work effectively with others as part of a team
• Effective communication and people skills
• Enthusiastic and initiative-taking
• Have good manual dexterity
• Able to work under instruction and show initiative when organising workload

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed term contract -training

Work pattern: Mon- Fri

Grade: D

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 12/06/2025

For any informal queries please contact Sarah Lansdown [e-mail]

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched ourstrategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.