Job summary
The role holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day operational management and delivery ofthe dental technical production service within the University of Bristol Dental School, ensuring thesmooth running of the dental production laboratory so that it is fit for purpose and compliant withrelevant Health & Safety regulations.
The post holder will be able to carry out the construction of an extensive range of fixed andremovable dental oro-facial and intra oral custom-made appliances for patients under treatmentby dental undergraduate and/or postgraduate students.
To help and assist in any way, undergraduate and postgraduate clinical dental students to improveand understand laboratory techniques or techniques involved during fitting when providing oralappliances, dentures, crowns and bridges for their patients. This will include assisting/supportingthe provision of teaching in the teaching laboratories, within the production laboratories or onoccasion, in the clinical setting.
To consult and advise students and supervisors on technical issues during patient visits, and toadjust and re-finish any restoration prior to fitting to the patient, where necessary, usingestablished dental technology techniques.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description for a breakdown of the main duties of the role from operational management and delivery of dental technical production service to co-ordinating technical support for a service or a designated suite of laboratories.
About us
Bristol Dental School leads multi-disciplinary research in laboratory, clinical and population sciences.
The research groups and laboratories are based in Dorothy Hodgkin Building and the Dental School,facilitating close working relationships with clinical researchers and complementary research activityaligned to the Medical School, ensuring a key critical mass and world-leading research quality.
Wehave a successful strategy for developing the next generation of clinical academics through formalIntegrated Academic & Clinical Training schemes, with researchers working across world-leadingDental and Medical research teams.
Bristol Dental School was the first UK Dental School to hold the Silver Award, and we are proud to
continue to hold a Silver Athena Swan award highlighting its positive approach to equal
opportunities.
We continue to make improvements to working culture and to foster collaboration
and team working within our new Dental School. We are a welcoming and supportive community,
and are undertaking further work to increase the inclusivity within our School through design of the
new building, and other education-related activities such as our curriculum decolonisation project.
Additionally, we are developing a programme of in-house continuing professional development to
support our teams to stay at the forefront of modern education and clinical practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details including a breakdown of the role responsibilities and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details including a breakdown of the role responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates assertiveness with a polite and courteous approach when dealing with others.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.
- Ability to encourage team engagement.
- Experience of holding difficult conversations.
- Excellent influencing skills.
- Additional Criteria
- Essential:
- Willingness to manage people issues as they arise
- Commitment to customer care and to providing a quality service
- Take ownership for continuous improvement in own knowledge, practice and skills
- Ability to use initiative in service delivery
Desirable
- Evidence of working within the Dental Teaching Laboratories
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant, GDC registerable qualification in Dental Technology e.g. FdSc (Dental Technology), BSc (Hons) Dental Technology or BTEC Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Dental Technology.
- Broad relevant work experience; or substantial work experience in a relevant role.
- Appropriate professional registration.
Desirable
- Relevant qualification at degree or equivalent level (e.g. MSc (Dental Technology), BTEC HNC/D) or equivalent advanced qualification.
- Management training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in leading or supervising small teams.
- Detailed knowledge and significant experience in technical support preferably in higher education.
- Excellent IT skills, knowledge of relevant specialist software.
- 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.
- Ability to devise, review and deliver complex procedures.
- Ability to work independently towards pre-defined goals.
- Innovative approach to work.
- Experience of managing continuous improvement of self and others.
Person Specification
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates assertiveness with a polite and courteous approach when dealing with others.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.
- Ability to encourage team engagement.
- Experience of holding difficult conversations.
- Excellent influencing skills.
- Additional Criteria
- Essential:
- Willingness to manage people issues as they arise
- Commitment to customer care and to providing a quality service
- Take ownership for continuous improvement in own knowledge, practice and skills
- Ability to use initiative in service delivery
Desirable
- Evidence of working within the Dental Teaching Laboratories
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant, GDC registerable qualification in Dental Technology e.g. FdSc (Dental Technology), BSc (Hons) Dental Technology or BTEC Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Dental Technology.
- Broad relevant work experience; or substantial work experience in a relevant role.
- Appropriate professional registration.
Desirable
- Relevant qualification at degree or equivalent level (e.g. MSc (Dental Technology), BTEC HNC/D) or equivalent advanced qualification.
- Management training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in leading or supervising small teams.
- Detailed knowledge and significant experience in technical support preferably in higher education.
- Excellent IT skills, knowledge of relevant specialist software.
- 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.
- Ability to devise, review and deliver complex procedures.
- Ability to work independently towards pre-defined goals.
- Innovative approach to work.
- Experience of managing continuous improvement of self and others.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
