Dental Technician
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Carlisle, CA2 7HYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
14 October 2026
15 days leftJob description
Provision of specialist technical services within the Orthodontic and Oral Surgery departments, working collaboratively with clinical and laboratory c...
Construction of range of primary removable appliances and development in the production of complex appliances required for all the specialised clinics listed above.
Construction of study models and working models, mouth guards, bite raising appliances, repairs, relines and additions.
The role will also include the use of digital technologies, including intraoral and laboratory scanning, digital model manipulation and archiving, CAD/CAM workflows and 3D printing of orthodontic and other appropriate dental appliances and models.
Ensure that all equipment, whether issued personally or for communal use, is used in the correct and safe manner and faults are reported immediately to supervisor/line manager.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Qualifications
Essential: - BSc in Dental Technology or equivalent.; - GDC Registration
Desirable: - Msc Dental Technology (Orthodontics).
Experience
Essential
- Working with supervision to tight work schedules and timeframes
- Producing work of a consistently high quality.
- Constructing primary removable orthodontic appliances, study models / working models for appliance construction, examination, teaching aids, diagnostic treatment planning, and scan models for archiving and manipulation.
Desirable
- Scanning models for archiving and manipulation.
- Experience in Orthodontics.
- Working in a hospital environment.
- Producing work of a consistently high quality.
Knowledge
Essential
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of dental / orthodontic procedures.
- Oral and facial anatomy.
- Tooth eruption, morphology and clinical charting.
- Understanding occlusion difficulties that can arise with temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
Desirable
- Knowledge of other dental laboratory specialities to enable appliances to be constructed in combination with other technical applications.
- Use of 3 Shape 3D scanners and printers.
Skills & aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods to construct appliances.
- Daily Intensive and prolonged periods of concentration are required in conjunction with a high level of manual dexterity and a high level of hand-eye co-ordination.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Attention to detail.
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills / appliance types and designs and to follow suitable pathways of continuous professional development.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
29 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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