Chief Dental Technician (Restorative) | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Leicester, LE3 9QP |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7142557/358-7142557-MSK |
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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Dental Technician to join a multi-disciplined team in the Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry Department. The successful candidate should have a proven track record in all restorative techniques and the ability to construct a wide range of implant abutments and sub-structures. To provide advance technical support for the clinical staff of the department and to integrate as a team member in this well equipped dental laboratory.
Duties will include all types of Crown & Bridge cases, implant work and CAD/CAM design. High qualitydiagnostic wax ups and stents. Has the ability todesign and plan complex cases.
This is an excellent opportunity to apply your skills and furthering your experience with advanced techniques. You will have a high level of manual dexterity, be a good communicator and have a commitment to quality.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Assist the Dental Laboratory Manager in the management of the technical work generated by the Restorative Dentistry Department.
Design and manufacture highly specialised Crown & Bridge cases. Organize, prioritise and manage the technical crown & bridgework and implant cases to high technical standard within a given time scale.
Design and manufacture implant prosthesis and assist in the development of our implant service, with shade taking in surgery on a daily basis.
Produce work and liaise with Clinicians and patients in rehabilitation from oral cancer, cleft and hypodontia cases with regard to crown and bridge/implant prosthesis.
Provide expert opinion to Restorative and Orthodontic consultants and their clinical staff with regard to restorative technical work.
Advise on ideas in appliance design and construction. This involves innovative developmental work, research and design into prototype/hybrid appliances.
To be competent in a variety of highly complex CAD CAM software packages for the design and manufacture of dental CAD/CAM substructures for implant and crown bridge cases.
Design and planning cases with diagnostic wax ups and stent for treatment assessment. Discuss restorative cases with patients taking into account their needs and expectations.
To give dental technology training and supervise the dental/senior dental technician and dental students.
Comply with a broad range of occupational policies and conform to CPD requirements from GDC registration.
To give support to other technicians with construction of appliances within their specialist areas when required.
To keep updated with new techniques and technology within the restorative and implant field, to improve the service in the department.
To present and help with audits to aid with improvements in service, produce any teaching materials for courses, lectures and demonstration purposes including showing patients and clinical staff.
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025