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Job summary

Main area
Orthodontics
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
287-DEN-44-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool University Dental Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Orthodontic Dental Technician

Band 6

Job overview

To provide high quality advanced work of a complex nature within the Orthodontics laboratory. The post holder will be responsible for developing own skills and knowledge within dental technology.  Will be required to move between departments when requested.

Main duties of the job

·    Comply with the department’s standard procedures and conformity of custom-made dental appliances under the European medical devices directive.

· Assess individual units of work for possible clinical/technical complications and discuss ways and means of overcoming them with relevant clinicians.

·     Advise and assist less experienced dental technicians, graduates and clinicians on technical/clinical problems relating to treatment planning which will often require consultations on clinic where patient’s wishes and expectations are expressed.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·       Clinically assist undergraduates/clinicians in the evaluation of shades, planning and design.

·     Advise/Assist clinical undergraduates and consultants, Senior and junior clinical staff on technical/clinical problems relating to patient treatment/treatment plans which will often require consultations on clinic where patients wishes and expectations are expressed. Adjustments will be required to be made at chairside by the technician.

·  Assess individual units of work (prior to construction) for possible technical/clinical complications and discuss ways and means of overcoming them with relevant members of staff.

·  Assist the Chief Technician/Line Manager in the supervision and guidance of technicians and student technicians.

·      Quality assures all appliances constructed.

·     As part of an educational establishment the post holder on occasion will be expected to contribute to teaching dental undergraduates, postgraduates and technicians.

·   To maintain the strictest confidence in relation to personnel related information and it must be recognised that all patient related information is confidential whether formally recorded or not.

·       Construct working study casts and trim as required.

·    Plan, design and construct a broad range of precision, complex and specialised fixed / removable / myofunctional orthodontic and basic prosthodontic appliances.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Fully Qualified dental technician holding a BSc in Dental Technology or equivalent
  • Nationally recognised advanced qualification at HNC/HND level or equivalent experience specialising in Orthodontics.
  • Evidence of continuous professional and personal development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable post qualification experience in appropriate discipline
  • Previous experience working in a Dental Hospital or private Laboratory
  • Experience in the production of complex fixed and removable Orthodontic appliances
  • Plan design and construct complex fixed, removable and myofunctional Orthodontic and basic Prosthodontics appliances.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous supervisory experience
  • Experience of teaching/instructing

Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT Skills
  • Ability to work as a member of the dental team
  • Good communication skills both oral and written

Other

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated and flexible approach to work
  • Willingness to learn new ways of working and respond positively to changing working demands within the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Colin Foster
Job title
Chief Orthodontic Technician
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 5075
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