Apprentice Dental Nurse

  • Company: BOTTESFORD DENTAL PRACTICE LTD
  • Location: NOTTINGHAM, NG13 0AJ
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
  • Sector: Health and science
  • Ref: NAS-2000047036
  • Application Deadline Date: 20/08/2026
  • Start Date: 25/08/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Opening Hours: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 6.00pm.

Brief Description

Bottesford Dental is looking for a friendly and welcoming Apprentice Dental Nurse to join their busy practice. Within this role you will gain key skills pivotal in becoming a successful dental nurse in a surgery that provides extensive dental treatments and is passionate about the service they provide to the community they serve.

Training to be Provided


  • Dental Nurse Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.

  • Bi-Weekly attendance to Nottingham College City Hub.

  • https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/dental-nurse-integrated-v1-3.

  • Functional Skills if required.

  • Please note that the apprenticeship standards require the apprentice to sit an End Point Assessment. Please refer to above link for more information.

Future Prospects

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. 


Potential opportunity for a permanent role within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Vacancy Detail

Bottesford Dental offer dentistry a little differently. They love nothing more than helping the most nervous of patients and watching them gain in confidence. They are passionate about community projects and like to be involved in the community they serve. If sounds like a team you would like to join, then look no further. 


Duties include:



  • Working chairside, with a dentist/hygienist in a busy dental practice.

  • To ensure health and safety is adhered to at all times in surgery.

  • To be professional at all times.

  • To ensure you have good communication at all times.

  • To make patients feel at ease and comfortable at all times.

  • To innovate ideas and initiate action to improve the overall perception of the practice, ensuring its good name continues.

  • To ensure all facilities are presented to the highest levels of cleanliness and comfort.

  • To be aware of all Health & Safety issues within the practice, to constantly implement and assess procedures drawing attention to any unsafe practices.

  • To make sure all parts of the practice are safe and secure when not in use.

  • To cover duties of such other members of staff as required.

  • To undertake any other duties as may be required to assist in the running of the dental practice

  • Portray a professional and positive image of the dental practice, wearing the uniform provided whilst on duty.


This apprenticeship is work-based learning therefore most of the time you will be working at the employer's address. You will only need to attend college in Nottingham City Centre once every 2 weeks for training.

Ready to start your adventure?