• Job Description

  Req#: C9358-25-0395?language=en&page=94&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  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.

  Main duties of the job

  Duties will include all types of Crown & Bridge cases, implant work and CAD/CAM design. High quality diagnostic wax ups and stents. Has the ability to design 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.

  About us

  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/

  Details

  Date posted

  03 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  358-7142557-MSK

  Job locations

  Glenfield Hospital

  Groby road

  Leicester

  LE3 9QP

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  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.

  Person Specification

  Training & Qualification

  Essential

  • Degree in dental technology or equivalent
  • Registered with GDC

  Desirable

  • Further relevant post graduate qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 5 years post qualification experience
  • Further relevant training or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Broad knowledge in other areas of Dental Technology

  Communication skills

  Essential

  • Effective clear communications skills

  Desirable

  • Ability to interact & motivate others

  Knowledge & techniques to role

  Essential

  • Examples of knowledge & understanding of complex procedures

  Desirable

  • Demonstrate a full range of dental appliances

  Person Specification

  Training & Qualification

  Essential

  • Degree in dental technology or equivalent
  • Registered with GDC

  Desirable

  • Further relevant post graduate qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • 5 years post qualification experience
  • Further relevant training or equivalent

  Desirable

  • Broad knowledge in other areas of Dental Technology

  Communication skills

  Essential

  • Effective clear communications skills

  Desirable

  • Ability to interact & motivate others

  Knowledge & techniques to role

  Essential

  • Examples of knowledge & understanding of complex procedures

  Desirable

  • Demonstrate a full range of dental appliances

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

  Address

  Glenfield Hospital

  Groby road

  Leicester

  LE3 9QP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

  Address

  Glenfield Hospital

  Groby road

  Leicester

  LE3 9QP

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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