Band 5 Dental Technician

Evasion Design; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

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The post is based in a Specialised Restorative Dentistry Laboratory, within Birmingham Dental Hospital, which provides technical support for consultants, senior and junior clinical staff, postgraduate and undergraduate students in a wide range of dental specialties.

To provide a range of restorative dentistry technical services, with particular emphasis on the design, planning and construction of highly specialised and precision conservation dentistry procedures, including individual crown and routine bridgework and non-routine restorative work.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our large team of technicians. We are a busy lab, so we need someone who can work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be able to organise your workload, interact with both staff and dental students to discuss patient cases, and also interact with patients in the clinic from time to time. We are happy to provide training to help you work within a hospital setting, as we differ from a commercial lab; we do every job from start to finish. We have great opportunities for extra training, i.e., CAD CAM, so if you would like to learn a wide range of skills, then this would be a great opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Assisting senior laboratory staff in the absence of the Laboratory Manager with general administrative duties.
2. Achieving a consistently high standard in the production of restorations including both single and multi-unit metal bonded to ceramic restorations using semi and fully adjustable articulators.
3. Advising/assisting consultants, senior and junior staff, and undergraduate students on technical/clinical problems relating to patient treatment plans.
4. Working to tight turnaround times.
5. Discussing with and advising undergraduate students on matters of techniques, restoration design, and material selection.
6. Shade matching with regards to patient expectations.
7. Planning, designing, and constructing diagnostic wax-ups, including occlusal splints, both hard and soft for treatment planning.
8. Being competent in the use of porcelain, composite materials, precious and non-precious cast dental alloys including the production of working models.
9. Planning, coordinating, and prioritising daily personal workload to meet laboratory deadlines and service requirements.
10. Assisting in the routine day-to-day running of the laboratory and assisting undergraduate students and clinical staff with enquiries and the collection of completed work using Labtrac.
11. Dealing with internal and external telephone enquiries routinely.
12. Being competent working in the laboratory environment and utilising various specialised machinery within the laboratory.

IMPORTANT: Please ensure you check your TRAC account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process. Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully, particularly ensuring that you provide full details of all referees including BUSINESS EMAIL ADDRESS, telephone contact details, and postal address.

If you want to be part of our team and work with a Foundation Trust that is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.