Job reference: 002217
Salary: Band 2 - £25,272
Closing date: 18/10/2026
Department: SODCP Dental Nursing NHSE
Location: Leeds Dental Institute
Division: Leeds Dental Institute CSU
Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Summary
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.

Our 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 healthandcaretalent@nhs.net who will ask you to complete an expression of interest form and discuss what will happen next.

Why you should join our Team
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.

What you will bring to the role
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 support of and supervised by a registered dental professional.

It is expected that the apprentice will commit to self-directed study and successfully complete the training programme within the contract period.

The jobholder will contribute to the maintenance of an environment for effective care.

The jobholder will work under supervision within a clinical area undertaking routine clinical duties in the Leeds Dental Institute and Outreach departments, caring for patients whilst undergoing the training programme.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….
Responsible
Open and Honest
One Team
Kind

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People
Improvement and Innovation
Partnerships
Outcomes

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.