Chief Orthodontic Technician

Main area Allied Health Professionals Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) Job ref 200-NN-712869-HCS-M2

Employer St George\’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Georges Hospital Town Tooting Salary £46,419 – £55,046 including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2025 23:59

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a n Orthodontic Technician is now available in the Maxillofacial and Orthodontic laboratory at ST Georges Hospital.

We are seeking a skilled orthodontic technician to join our team . This posts plays a vital role in delivering high quality orthodontic care by designing, constructing and modifying custom appliances such as braces, removeable retainers, functional appliances , vacuum formed appliances and fixed appliances for routine and complex cases.

The potholder will be required to work in a multidisciplinary team of other laboratory staff and clinicians within the Oral & Maxillofacial, Dental and Orthodontic Department and where appropriate participate in the design of required devices.

Main duties of the job

Work to the provided prescriptions providing all types of fixed, removeable and functional orthodontic appliances to the highest quality standards.

Complete all work to within the standard laboratory working times. Liaise and work with clinical and admin teams when required to support the turnaround of urgent patient cases.

Work within the laboratory team of Dental/Prosthodontic Technicians , Maxillofacial Prosthetists, and training STP students.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary\’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work within a team to support basic skills within the wider laboratory service specialties
• Manage own workload and work effectively and efficiently
• Be compliant with Trust policies and regulation requirements; COSHH, Health & Safety, MHRA, MDR
• Ensure own skills are up to date with current practice and be responsible for maintaining CPD within the scope of the relevant registration body.
• Support the training and education of junior or trainee staff
• cast and trim alginate and silicone impressions for working models, Study models and teaching purposes.
• Trim Orthodontic study models to AOB standards
• Design and fabricate all types of removeable appliances incorporating bite planes, blocks, retentive components, springs and expansion screws.
• Design and fabricate all types of fixed appliances such as palatal arches, quad helix and Nance devices
• Proficient in laboratory techniques; soldering, vacuum forming, using quick curing autopolymerising materials, heat curing polymerising materials
• Experience with CAD/CAM and 3D printing
• PAR Assessment Scoring
• Producing alternative treatment options as Kesling set ups

this is not an exhaustive list, please see attached job description for more detailed duties

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• BSc in Dental Technology or equivalent
• Advanced Orthodontic Training or equivalent experience

Experience

• Previous experience working in a Hospital Laboratory as an Orthodontic Technician
• Worked as a qualified Dental Technician in a hospital environment

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge and skills of a full range of fixed and removeable orthodontic appliances
• Knowledge and skills of a full range of dental appliances
• Knowledge and skills of CAD/CAM & 3D printing

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.

Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.

If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:

• The machine readable zone
• An ultra violet image
• An infra red image

As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.

Disability Advice Line:

WL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

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.

Name Natalie Short Job title Maxillofacial Laboratory Manager Email address Natalie.short@stgeorges.nhs.uk Telephone number 0208 725 1655 Additional information

Visits to the laboratory are encouraged,

Please contact the laboratory Manager, Natalie Short

or alternatively;

John Starr, John.starr@stgeorges.nhs.uk Tel:02087251658