• Job Description

  Req#: P0007-25-0026?language=en&page=640&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We have exciting opportunity for a Dental Technician to join our team in Plymouth.

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual whose duties will include supporting the operational, clinical and contractual requirements of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) relating to the design, construction and procurement of internal and external laboratory work, through supporting the clinical staff and students, liaising with external companies and informing and delivering the curriculum.

  Main duties of the job

  Provide support to the PDSE Management Team to develop and implement a Laboratory strategy for PDSE

  Provide technical input in the development of clinical policy and procedure around the production and delivery of dental prosthodontics

  Provide support to the Clinical Team around design and production of dental appliances and communicate with consultants, clinicians, students and external partners.

  Provide technical input to assist with treatment planing, lab prescriptions, material selection and suitability, fault finding for complex equipment and materials.

  Provide an expert opinion in investigations of incidents involving laboratory made dental appliances

  Produce dental appliances independently from start to finish to a high standard

  Construct dental models and other appliances for teaching purposes

  Support the expansion of digital dentistry across sites.

  Use of specialised laboratory equipment maintain and clean as necessary

  Maintain patient records, file prescriptions, store study models, book in lab work

  Assist in equipment testing

  About us

  Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) are an award-winning Social Enterprise and Community Interest Company. We provide NHS treatment and outreach services to local communities in Devon and Cornwall and we work closely with the University of Plymouths Peninsula Dental School to support the clinical education of its dental healthcare students.

  As a social enterprise, we are a values driven organisation with a focus on patient-centred care and addressing local oral health needs.

  Details

  Date posted

  02 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  £31,985 to £36,008 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  P0007-25-0026

  Job locations

  Damerel Close

  Madden Road

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL1 4JZ

  
  

  Peninsula Dental School

  20 Research Way

  Derriford

  Plymouth

  PL68BT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The role holder will support the operational, clinical and contractual requirements of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) relating to the design, construction and procurement of internal and external laboratory work, through supporting the clinical staff and students, liaising with external companies and informing and delivering the curriculum.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The role holder will support the operational, clinical and contractual requirements of Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise (PDSE) relating to the design, construction and procurement of internal and external laboratory work, through supporting the clinical staff and students, liaising with external companies and informing and delivering the curriculum.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified Dental Technician, registered with the General Dental Council

  Desirable

  • Additional dental qualifications are desirable
  • Excellent numeracy and literacy skills - minimum GCSE grade C, or equivalent, in maths and English
  • Computer literacy, including competence with Microsoft Office
  • Understanding of a training establishment is desirable

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of work in a clinical environment
  • Evidence of work in a dental laboratory
  • Working independently in a team environment

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working in the teaching environment is desirable but not essential

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Qualified Dental Technician, registered with the General Dental Council

  Desirable

  • Additional dental qualifications are desirable
  • Excellent numeracy and literacy skills - minimum GCSE grade C, or equivalent, in maths and English
  • Computer literacy, including competence with Microsoft Office
  • Understanding of a training establishment is desirable

  Experience

  Essential

  • Evidence of work in a clinical environment
  • Evidence of work in a dental laboratory
  • Working independently in a team environment

  Desirable

  • Evidence of working in the teaching environment is desirable but not essential

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC

  Address

  Damerel Close

  Madden Road

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL1 4JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://peninsuladental.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC

  Address

  Damerel Close

  Madden Road

  Plymouth

  Devon

  PL1 4JZ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://peninsuladental.org.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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