Dental Fixed Laboratory Manager

Transformationunitgm; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in London is seeking a qualified Dental Fixed Laboratory Manager to oversee the daily operations of the laboratory. The role involves managing staff workflows, supervising technical work, and ensuring compliance with NHS standards. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant technical qualification, experience in staff management, and a strong commitment to patient care. This part-time position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to high-quality dental services.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified dental technician with a recognised qualification.
• GDC registration required.
• Management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day workflow within the fixed laboratory.
• Supervise technical work of staff and students.
• Communicate with staff regarding complex restorations.

Skills

Leadership and influencing skills

Ability to motivate and involve teams

Organizational skills

Flexibility in approach

Education

BTEC Diploma / BSc in Dental Technology

Recognised management qualification

Job description

Main area Dental Fixed Laboratory Manager Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: 5 days per week Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (4 Days a week) Job ref 196-LIS10130M

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Guy's and St Thomas' Town London Salary £56,276 - £63,176 p.a. inc HCA (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/01/2026 23:59

Dental Fixed Laboratory Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

The dental Directorate are seeking a qualified and experienced specialist fixed Technician to manage the staff and workflow within the fixed laboratory.

Applicants should hold a recognised technical qualification and be registered with the GDC.

previous experience managing a laboratory and coaching staff is preferential

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day management of the staff and workflow within the fixed laboratory.

Working for our organisation

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

The Dental Institute comprises three components:

• The Dental Hospital of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
• The Dental Hospital of King’s NHS Foundation Trust
• King’s College London Dental Institute

The Institute represents a significant management challenge as its activities cross both the NHS and the University sector. The Dental Institute is accountable to each of its parent Trusts and the post holder, in conjunction with the Clinical Director, is expected to ensure that the clinical services delivered (by both staff and students) meet NHS standards of practice, and specific Trust standards.

The Dental Institute is based on both the Guy's and St Thomas campuses; both sites offer modern facilities for the care of patients, teaching and research.

The Dental Institute is committed to becoming the major university hospital in the UK and to staying in the forefront of patient care, teaching and research.

The Dental Hospital and Institute aim to provide excellence in the delivery of oral and dental care, training and education

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The construction of a broad range of single and multiple unit implant supported crown and bridge restorations for clinical staff, postgraduate students and undergraduate students.

This will also include the production of the following:

Temporary/provisional restorations, Gold crowns/inlays, Post and cores, Metal ceramic crowns, All ceramic crowns, Bridges (conventional, fixed-movable and minimal preparation), Veneers and Implant supported restorations and related appliances (radiographic stents for example).

To be proficient in the production of the above mentioned the post holder will need to be familiar with the use of porcelain and composite materials as well as cast dental alloys. There is also the need to be familiar in the use of precision attachments and milling and production of customised abutments for implant cases.

All work to be produced in line with Medical Devices Regulations.

The post holder will need to be familiar with CAD/CAM technology and should be able to use both the 3Shape and Procera scanning systems.

They will contribute to the supervision of the technical work of lower grade staff and students while providing guidance and direction on laboratory procedures.

The post holder may also be required to participate in departmental audit and on occasion materials and equipment testing.

They will need to communicate with staff and students regarding the design and prescription of complex and highly complex restorations detailed under role outline above. This will involve providing advice regarding abutment selection for implant cases. This will also mean spending time on consultant and house officer clinics and may involve communicating with patients.

Performance will be assessed by the Laboratory Manager through a formal system of performance appraisal which will identify relevant competencies and a personal development plan. Performance will be monitored and reviewed in line with Hospital and Laboratory quality standards and agreed competencies.

Person specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

• Fully qualified dental technician holding a BTEC Diploma / BSc in Dental Technology or equivalent
• Registered Dental Technician
• Recognised management qualification

Experience

• Experience of staff management
• Previous experience at a supervisory level in equivalent technical service
• Experience working in a hospital dental laboratory
• Experience in complex fixed laboratory work
• Experience teaching / instructing technical staff / students
• Experience managing governance procedures

Skills

• Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand The Trust's and your performance expectations.
• Ability to think and plan tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
• High level of work organisation,self-motivation. drive for performance and continuous improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
• Willingness to learn new ways of working and respond positively to changing work demands

Guy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.