Dental Technician

Dental Technician

The closing date is 23 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our dental laboratories for a dedicated Prosthetics Dental Technician to work with our team at the University Dental Hospital of Liverpool.

Applications are invited from Dental Technicians who are fully registered with the General Dental Council, whether your experience and background is based in a commercial dental laboratory or NHS hospital setting.

As a Dental Technician within a Dental Hospital setting, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care by designing, constructing, and repairing custom‑made dental appliances, based on prescriptions from dentists and clinical dental specialists. This includes ensuring all appliances meet the required clinical, aesthetic, and functional standards while adhering to strict infection control protocols and relevant healthcare regulations.

Experience in a broad range of prosthetics techniques and materials is required. We currently utilise both analogue and some digital production processes across all laboratory departments.

You may also be involved in direct clinical support activities such as shade matching, appliance fitting consultations, and technical troubleshooting, as well as participating in quality assurance processes, clinical governance, and continuing professional development.

We are seeking an innovative, talented and self‑motivated individual to join our dental team. The successful candidate will have good knowledge and practical experience of prosthetics restorations. There is also a shared responsibility to support the wider restorative team within the laboratory, when needed. Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

• Plan design and construction of complete and partial dentures‑incorporating duplicate denture techniques and cobalt chrome.
• Plan design and construction of occlusal splints. Both hard and soft for TMJ analysis and other forms of bite‑raising problems including sleep apnoea devices.
• Work effectively as part of a team demonstrating attention to detail, good organisational & communication skills plus compliance with laboratory regulations and protocols.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise work within a busy laboratory environment.
• Develop skills and participate in quality assurance processes, clinical governance, and continuing professional development.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single‑site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

• Assist with the day‑to‑day running of the laboratory and assist clinical and nursing staff with collection of completed work.
• Maintain equipment used in the laboratory and report equipment failure/malfunction.
• Maintain general cleanliness/organisation of work areas.
• Maintain strict confidence regarding…