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Leading Dental Technician

University of Bristol - Dental School

Location: Bristol
Salary: £32,982 to £38,205 per annum, Grade: H
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 12th September 2024
Closes: 24th September 2024
Job Ref: SUPP111431

The role

The role holder have responsibility for the day to day operational management and delivery of the dental technical production service within the University of Bristol Dental School, ensuring the smooth running of the dental production laboratory.

The post holder will be able to carry out the construction of an extensive range of fixed and removable dental oro-facial and intra oral custom made appliances for patients under treatment by dental undergraduate and/or postgraduate students.

To consult and advise students and supervisors on technical issues during patient visits, and to adjust and re-finish any restoration prior to fitting to the patient, where necessary, using established dental technology techniques.

What will you be doing?

  • In September 2023, The University of Bristol opened a brand new, dedicated dental school in central Bristol. You will be working in the bespoke new dental laboratory facility, where you will be responsible for the delivery of the dental technical service to the school. 
  • This will involve constructing customised restorations, using classic and modern methods, as well as overseeing work which will need to be completed off site.
  • The Dental Production Laboratory works in conjunction with the University Dental School, Prosthetics Teaching Laboratory, where technical instruction is provided to dental undergraduate dentists. An integral part of this role is to give support where needed, to the delivery of this teaching.
  • As a new dental laboratory, emphasis is placed on delivering dental technology with the latest materials and techniques, this includes CAD design, 3d printing and CAM using milling machines.

You should apply if

  • You have experience in leading or supervising small teams
  • You have detailed knowledge and significant experience in technical support preferably in higher education
  • You have excellent IT skills, and a working knowledge of relevant specialist dental software, including 3d design and manufacture
  • You have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to deal with and prioritise a range of ongoing tasks at the same time, and to be able to cope under pressure
  • You can devise, review, and deliver complex procedures, with the ability to work independently towards pre-defined goals
  • You will have an innovative approach to work, with experience of managing continuous improvement of self and others

Additional information

Shift pattern: 35 hours per week

For informal queries, please contact: 

John Sealey, 0117 455 3932 omjcs@bristol.ac.uk 

Lucy Tsiopani, 0117 4551035 Lucy.Miller@bristol.ac.uk 

This advert will close at 23:59 UK on 24/09/2024

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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