Job summary
- Main area
- Maxillofacial
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 200-NN-712869-HCS-M1
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maxillofacial laboratory, St Georges Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum including inner London HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maxillofacial Prosthetist
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maxillofacial Prosthetist/Reconstructive Scientist to join our dynamic team in the Maxillofacial Laboratory .
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be required to undertake a wide range of work therefore some experience in Maxillofacial Prosthetics is desirable although local training will be provided. The successful applicant will be expected to have had some experience in the following areas of Maxillofacial Prosthetics:
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Orthognathic planning & appliances Trauma splints and appliances Conventional facial prosthetics Custom made silicone implants 3D design softwares, printers, and technologies |
Cranioplasty implants Intra-oral implant prosthetics Implants retained facial prosthetics Clinical & technical knowledge of obturation |
Informal visits are encouraged
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
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role*****
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc Dental Technology or BTEC Diploma Dental Technology
- MSc Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology or Diploma in Professional Studies (Dental Technology) or HNC/HND in Maxillofacial Technology. or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Institute of Prosthetists & Technologists (MIMPT)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in Maxillofacial Prosthetics working in a multidisciplinary hospital environment.
- Experience in intra and extra oral implant techniques
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the use of 3D techniques and software technology for the construction of custom made devices, models, and prototypes
- Experience of maxillary obturation (both clinical and technical)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the methods of construction for a full range of Maxillofacial devices, appliances and prostheses, trauma splints as well as intra and extra oral implant systems
Desirable criteria
- Be able to construct a full range of Maxillofacial appliances.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional and enthusiastic
- Methodical
- Good team player
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.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natalie Short
- Job title
- Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087251655
- Additional information
Please contact [email protected] or [email protected] for informal visits or queries regarding this post.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
07553088512
- Telephone
- 07553088512
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