Band 5 Dental Technician band 5

NHS
Birmingham
GBP 10,000 - 40,000
Job description

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 all-around skills, then this would be a great opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

  • Assisting senior laboratory staff in the absence of the Laboratory Manager with general administrative duties.
  • 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.
  • Advising/assisting consultants, senior and junior staff, and undergraduate students on technical/clinical problems relating to patient treatment plans.
  • Working to tight turnaround times.
  • Discussing with and advising undergraduate students on matters of techniques, restoration design, and material selection.
  • Shade matching with regards to patient expectations.
  • Planning, designing, and constructing diagnostic wax-ups, including occlusal splints, both hard and soft for treatment planning.
  • Being competent in the use of porcelain, composite materials, precious and non-precious cast dental alloys including the production of working models.
  • Planning, coordinating, and prioritising daily personal workload to meet laboratory deadlines and service requirements on a daily basis.
  • Assisting in the routine day-to-day running of the laboratory and assisting undergraduate students, clinical staff, and nursing with enquiries and the collection of completed work using Labtrac.
  • Dealing with internal and external telephone enquiries routinely.
  • Being competent working in the laboratory environment and utilising various specialised machinery within the laboratory.

Job responsibilities

Our key relationships through our day are with Consultants, STR and DCT level clinicians. We also work with our dental students from their 3rd year on wards of their 5-year course, with around 75 - 80 students per year. Our dental nursing team is a big part of our working day, as they usually collect the work for the clinics.

The work is allocated each day by the Lab Manager/Deputy, and the Band 6 senior technicians distribute the work in the absence of the manager.

The work then needs to be organised on the bench (usually in date order), and once completed, it is then booked out on our Labtrac system, and the Administrator for the lab shelves the work ready for collection.

If needed, CAD/CAM training will be given as the position holder will be responsible for doing their own CAD work, in line with the Band 5 work allocation.

The position holder will need to ensure the Manager is aware of any issues that may delay work going out to a patient, and communications are sent to the relevant clinician/student.

PDRs will be undertaken with the line manager every year to identify required/wanted training and help with progression.

Wellbeing meetings are held with staff to address concerns both inside and outside of work, aiming to help with work-life balance to enhance staff happiness and productivity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

  • BSc/BTech Diploma in Dental Technology or equivalent.
  • Demonstrated interest in Continuing Professional Development.

Skills, Knowledge, Experience

  • Ability to design and construct a full range of crown and bridge medical devices.
  • Specialist knowledge of a wide range of technical procedures.
  • Good communication and organisational skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly and under pressure.
  • Competent use of relevant IT systems.

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.

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