Dental Nurse Tutor Assistant

The role

We are seeking a dynamic Dental Nurse Tutor Assistant to join our team at Bristol Dental School. We are a city centre state-of-the-art site located at 1 Trinity Quay, Avon Street, Bristol, delivering a new operating model for dental education since opening Summer 2023.

Join us in shaping the future of dental education at Bristol Dental School! In this brand-new position, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching and assessment, while helping to design innovative learning materials that inspire the next generation of dental nurses.

You’ll work closely with the Clinical Dental Nurse Tutor to support trainees in their clinical training, ensuring they thrive and progress. Beyond the classroom, you’ll represent the School at recruitment events, connect with schools and community groups, and help select future students through interview processes.

This is a hands-on role where your clinical presence will make a real difference guiding students, promoting equality and inclusion, and offering pastoral support. You will also take responsibility for specific areas of administration related to the programme and contribute to important discussions at progress meetings and Examination Boards, giving you a voice in shaping student success.

If you’re passionate about education, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

What will you be doing?

• Assisting with the delivery of teaching and assessment materials.
• Contribute to the design and development of lectures and assessments.
• Help maintain high standards of teaching and learning outcomes.
• Support trainee dental nurses in their clinical training alongside the Clinical Dental Nurse Tutor.
• Escalate issues to the Programme Director as required.
• Participate in recruitment and enrolment activities, including attending fairs and engaging with schools and community groups.
• Support interview processes for prospective students.
• Provide a visible clinical presence to guide students and assist with peer reviews and progression.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion while offering pastoral support.
• Provide specific areas of administration related to the programme
• Attend meetings to discuss student matters and represent the team at School Exam Boards when required.

You should apply if

• You are an enthusiastic individual who has the ability to both self-motivate and motivate others to achieve great results.
• You are organised to support and deliver a full range of dental nursing duties across clinical departments for the trainees, including teaching and assessing ·
• You have good broad range of administrative skills
• You have a dental nurse qualification, registered with the General Dental Council and hold the level 3 CAVA certificate
• Full time working Monday-Friday 35 hours per week.

Additional information

Contract type: Open Ended from 01/01/2026

Work pattern: 35 hours, Monday - Friday

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 20/01/2026

For informal enquiries, please contact Carly.spink@bristol.ac.uk (Deputy Head of Dental Nursing)

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy 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.

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