Apprentice Dental Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a motivated, caring and compassionate individual who is keen to pursue a career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse with Manchester Foundation Trust?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

MFT, University Dental Hospital, School for Dental Care Professionals are currently recruiting motivated, caring and compassionate individuals for the role of Apprentice Dental Nurse.

Applicants must be at least 16 years of age and have three GCSES (Grade C/4+ or equivalent), two of these must be English and Maths, a Health & Social Care Level 2 certificate can be accepted as the 3rd qualification. You must also be able to demonstrate initiative, effective communication skills, a caring nature and a commitment to commencing your career as an Apprentice Dental Nurse.

Successful applicants will undertake and fulfil the educational and clinical requirements of the Dental Nurse (GDC 2023) ST1431 Apprenticeship Standard and the City & Guilds Level 3 Dental Nursing Practitioner (Diploma) programme.

Please note that applications from dentists with dental qualifications obtained either inside or outside the UK cannot be considered. Individuals holding these dental qualifications are not eligible for apprenticeship funding, as they are deemed to already possess qualifications at a level that exceeds the requirements of the apprenticeship programme.

Main duties of the job

Our full time Apprenticeship in Dental Nursing is an 18 month fixed term apprenticeship for 37.5 hours per week, over five days, Monday to Friday. Four days of the week are based in the dental setting and one day per week is based in the educational setting at the school. Here you will undertake your theoretical studies to achieve the apprenticeship qualification within the 18-month contract of employment with MFT.

Salary:

Band 4 Annex 21 – £24,853.

Annex 30 will be applied to the Band of any existing NHS staff.

NHS employers guidance

This is an 18-month fixed term, during this time you will undertake the apprenticeship and be supported to consider your future career goals. Please be aware that there is no guarantee of permanent employment at the end of the 18-month fixed term contract.

Successful applicants will work as part of the dental team. You will have the opportunity to work in different dental settings during your apprenticeship, these include primary and secondary dental care. On a day-to-day basis you will assist in the management and treatment of a variety of patients by maintaining high standards of infection control and excellent patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Maths Grade C+ / 4+ at GCSE or equivalent
  • English Grade C+ / 4+ at GCSE or equivalent
  • 3rd GCSE qualification and/or Health & Social Care Level 2 will be accepted as the 3rd qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people. Evidence of team working. Evidence of working effectively as an individual.

Desirable

  • Have previous experience of working with patients/customers.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Willingness to be flexible and adaptable.
  • Effective organisational and interpersonal skills.
  • Good manual dexterity skills.

Desirable

  • IT Skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Enthusiastic and dedicated.
  • Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate. Professional outlook and positive attitude.
  • Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.