Maxillofacial Prosthetist

Band 7: 47810 - 54710 

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.

Why Join Us

• A state of the art working environment: Work in a newly furnished spacious and modernised facility with cutting-edge features designed in accordance with the highest Health and Safety standards.
• Team Collaboration: Our team is our strength! We pride ourselves on a strong work ethic and exceptional camaraderie. Youll be joining a well-established team of experts including a maxillofacial technician a restorative technician a senior orthodontic technician and a laboratory assistantall working together to provide the highest quality care.
• Continuous professional development: Whether youre newly qualified or bring years of experience well support you in reaching your full potential with ongoing guidance and professional development opportunities.
• A diverse and engaging role: Be part of an exciting department that is expanding its services including 3D printing model scanning medical tattooing and more!

The Role:

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.

Key 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  or phone number

For additional information please see attached Job description

Qualifications :

Qualifications
Dental Technology BSc (Hons) / or equivalent 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
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.

Additional Information :

he health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time