Apprentice Dental Nurse

We are recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Dental Nurse. Please note this role is subject to funding being approved.

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and have a minimum of 4 GCSEs (grade C or above) or equivalent with English Language, maths being essential and a Science subject being desirable. On successful completion of work based practical assessments and coursework you will receive a Level 3 qualification in Dental Nursing. Successful applicants will work as team members within the Dental Team.

They will assist Dentists in the management and treatment of patients in the Dental Surgery in their allocated department giving direct hands-on care to patients, and will attend timetabled study sessions.

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

We are recruiting for motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Dental Nurse.

This full time position (37.5 hours per week) is based supporting Beeston, Chapel Allerton, Bradford and Hull and in various departments of the Leeds Dental Institute on a rota basis.

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and have a minimum of 4 GSCE's (grade C and above) with English Language, Maths being essential and a Science subject as a desirable.

On successful completion of worked based practical assessments and coursework, you will receive a Level 3 qualification in Dental Nursing. Successful applicants will work as a team member within the Dental Team. They will assist Dentists in the management and treatment of patients in the Dental Surgery in their allocated department giving direct hands on care to patients, and will attend timetabled study sessions..

Out Full Time Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is an 18 months apprenticeship. We are recruiting for apprentices to start in February 2027.

Recruitment Process

This is an expression of interest advert, you will not be asked to complete a full application form at this stage.

You will be asked to upload your details through the application, please ensure you provide your name, mobile number and email address. You will then receive an email from  who will ask you to complete an expression of interest form and discuss what will happen next.

Leeds Dental Institute provides specialist treatments and advice following a referral from a dentist or doctor. This covers the full range of dental specialties, oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as oral medicine.

Leeds Dental Institute provide routine dental treatments as part of dental undergraduate training. It also runs four outreach teaching centres in South Leeds, Bradford, Chapel Allerton and Hull to provide dental care in the community and as part of the learning experience.

During your apprenticeship you will be employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) which offers you a wide range of benefits.

• Salary £25,272
• All training is completely free
• Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days holiday + bank holidays for staff new to the NHS (holidays are fixed during your training)
• The NHS pension scheme
• A range of discounts and cash back opportunities from retail outlets, supermarkets and holiday companies

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying at risk members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

The jobholder will be undertaking a training programme within the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (LTHT). The training will be delivered through formal education delivered by the School of Dental Care Professionals situated within Leeds Dental Institute, and clinical placements. They will be involved in providing direct and indirect care for patients in…