Job summary
Band 7: £47,810 - £54,710
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role where your skills and passion for patient care truly make a difference? Join our dynamic team and become part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary unit that delivers top tier service to patients in need of specialised rehabilitation.
Main duties of the job
As a Maxillofacial Prosthetist, you will play a crucial role in the design and manufacture of custom made prosthetics and dental devices. You will work with a variety of specialists across multiple disciplines, including Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, Oncology, and more.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and fabricate highly complex maxillofacial prosthetic devices and specialist dental appliances, including deep buried implants and CAD/CAM services.
- Provide technical support for patient rehabilitation across a wide range of specialties, including maxillofacial surgery, oral surgery, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, ENT, ophthalmology, and general surgery.
- Offer immediate emergency technical assistance during working hours.
- Work independently and with clinical teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service.
- Develop and enhance 3D printing services, contributing to the development of innovative solutions in the laboratory.
- Assist in the training and development of junior staff and clinical teams.
- Adhere to Trust Health and Safety guidelines and regulations, ensuring a safe working environment for all staff and patients.
- Maintain accurate patient records and participate in laboratory audits.
- Manage stock control and ensure the proper upkeep of laboratory equipment.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in facial and body prosthetics, orthognathic surgery, and 3D printing.
- Knowledge and experience in implant work.
- Strong technical skills in CAD/CAM systems.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to professional development and continuous learning.
- Understanding of relevant medical device directives and health and safety regulations.
The Maxillofacial Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital offers specialised services across maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, oral surgery, and restorative dentistry. Our department includes a well established laboratory with highly skilled technicians who provide support for complex patient rehabilitation. We are also expanding our services to include innovative technologies like 3D printing and model scanning.
The role will primarily support the Maxillofacial team, including five Consultant led services, with additional responsibilities for the Orthodontic and Restorative teams.
For informal conversation please contact Senior Technician Danielle Baggott on danielle.baggott@nhs.net or phone number 02392286569
For additional information, please see attachedJob description
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Design and fabricate highly complex maxillofacial prosthetic devices and specialist dental appliances, including deep buried implants and CAD/CAM services.
- Provide technical support for patient rehabilitation across a wide range of specialties, including maxillofacial surgery, oral surgery, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, ENT, ophthalmology, and general surgery.
- Offer immediate emergency technical assistance during working hours.
- Work independently and with clinical teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care and service.
- Develop and enhance 3D printing services, contributing to the development of innovative solutions in the laboratory.
- Assist in the training and development of junior staff and clinical teams.
- Adhere to Trust Health and Safety guidelines and regulations, ensuring a safe working environment for all staff and patients.
- Maintain accurate patient records and participate in laboratory audits.
- Manage stock control and ensure the proper upkeep of laboratory equipment.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in facial and body prosthetics, orthognathic surgery, and 3D printing.
- Knowledge and experience in implant work.
- Strong technical skills in CAD/CAM systems.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to professional development and continuous learning.
- Understanding of relevant medical device directives and health and safety regulations.
The Maxillofacial Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital offers specialised services across maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, oral surgery, and restorative dentistry. Our department includes a well established laboratory with highly skilled technicians who provide support for complex patient rehabilitation. We are also expanding our services to include innovative technologies like 3D printing and model scanning.
The role will primarily support the Maxillofacial team, including five Consultant led services, with additional responsibilities for the Orthodontic and Restorative teams.
For informal conversation please contact Senior Technician Danielle Baggott on danielle.baggott@nhs.net or phone number 02392286569
For additional information, please see attachedJob description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dental Technology BSc (Hons) or equivalent plus two years vocational training at accredited unit.
- Registered with General Dental Council
- Registered with the IMPT (at least as an associate member)Plus one of the following:
- MSc Clinical Science (Reconstructive Science)
- MSc Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Technology
- Professional Diploma in Maxillofacial Prosthetics & Technology
Experience
Essential
- To provide a high quality maxillofacial laboratory service for all of the OMF & Orthodontics service users. This will include but not limited to:
- The construction of bespoke specialist prosthetic appliances.
- The construction of implant retained appliances.
- Knowledge of current implant systems and techniques.
- The construction of dental working, study and surgical models.
- Competence in the use of specialised prosthetic equipment.
- Experience with the calibration and maintenance of specialised dental and prosthetic equipment.
- Experience and understanding implementation of COSHH for materials used within a dental laboratory.
- Understanding and experience of NHS Workplace Health & Safety policy.
- Experience with orthognathic model planning.
- Experience with training programme, especially STP.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Dental Technology BSc (Hons) or equivalent plus two years vocational training at accredited unit.
- Registered with General Dental Council
- Registered with the IMPT (at least as an associate member)Plus one of the following:
- MSc Clinical Science (Reconstructive Science)
- MSc Maxillofacial and Craniofacial Technology
- Professional Diploma in Maxillofacial Prosthetics & Technology
Experience
Essential
- To provide a high quality maxillofacial laboratory service for all of the OMF & Orthodontics service users. This will include but not limited to:
- The construction of bespoke specialist prosthetic appliances.
- The construction of implant retained appliances.
- Knowledge of current implant systems and techniques.
- The construction of dental working, study and surgical models.
- Competence in the use of specialised prosthetic equipment.
- Experience with the calibration and maintenance of specialised dental and prosthetic equipment.
- Experience and understanding implementation of COSHH for materials used within a dental laboratory.
- Understanding and experience of NHS Workplace Health & Safety policy.
- Experience with orthognathic model planning.
- Experience with training programme, especially STP.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
