Job summary
- Main area
- Dental Technician
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-7416-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/05/2024
Employer heading
Dental Technician
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Charles Clifford Dental Services
Dental Technician – removable prosthodontics
Band 5
Full-time: 37.5 per week
An opportunity has arisen within the Charles Clifford Dental Services to recruit a dental technician to join the prosthetics department of the Dental Laboratory.
The duties will involve the construction of a wide range of removable prostheses, these must be carried out to a high standard. The laboratory provides a service for undergraduate and postgraduate students and for clinical members of staff.
Minimum requirements are a BSc, or equivalent, in dental technology and registration with the GDC. Previous experience is desirable. You will be required to work as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.
Applicants are invited to visit the laboratory and as part of the interview process you will be requested to carry out a skills test. Interviews and skills tests will be held on Thursday the 9th of May 2024.
Main duties of the job
Job Purpose
Undertake the duties of a dental technician to clinical prescription. This involves the planning, design and construction of a full range of custom made removable prosthodontic appliances.
The vast majority of the work undertaken by the post holder will be of a complex nature.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
The Dental Technology Laboratory provides a high quality service for patients being treated by NHS and Academic Clinical staff and Postgraduate / Undergraduate students in a number of Departments comprising Restorative Dentistry (including Dental Implants), Orthodontics, Paediatrics, Periodontics, Surgical Services, Special Care and Sedation.
The principal function of the laboratory is to provide high quality dental technology services which meet patient requirements while achieving the most effective and efficient use of resources. Work is generated through patient throughput and clinical activity.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Fully qualified dental technician holding a BSc Hons / Foundation Degree; BTEC Diploma in Dental Technology/City and Guilds Final or SCOTVEC Equivalent
- Registered Dental Technician.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the production of some complex removable prosthesis.
- Knowledge of Medical Devices Directive
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD training and updating knowledge
- Working in hospital dental laboratory
- Some post qualification experience
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to use own initiative and prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
- Commitment to develop skills and undertake further training
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Hepatitis B zero conversion
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Willingness to learn new ways of working and respond to changing work demands
- Commitment to the Trust Equal Opportunities
- Policy Good interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wayne Furniss
- Job title
- Section Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2265853
- Additional information
For further information and/or visit please contact:
Mr Wayne Furniss
Laboratory Section Leader
Tel: 0114 2265853
Mrs T Plant
Clinical Service Manager/Laboratory Lead
Tel: 0114 271 7832
Helen Gill
Tel: 0114 2265853
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