Dental Technologist | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Dental Technologist to assist the Laboratory Manager in creating orthodontic appliances and other custom-made devices for the hospital orthodontic service. You will contribute to patient care through precise fabrication, model production, and accurate record keeping.

The role requires collaboration with consultants and clinical teams, adherence to COSHH and infection control, and ongoing professional development within an NHS laboratory

Job description

Dental Technologist | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Accountable for assisting the Laboratory Manager by providing a range of custom-made orthodontic appliances for the hospital Orthodontic service as required for service delivery. Providing support in all areas by the production of other custom-made devices and by assisting with the treatment of Oral / Maxillo-facial patients as required for service delivery and defined by relevant training, experience, occupational standards and local policies and procedures

The Dental / Orthodontic Technologist provides specialist technical support to orthodontic and prosthetic services, constructing and repairing removable, fixed and functional orthodontic appliances, dentures and other prescribed devices, as well as producing high-quality study models and digital models using scanning and 3Shape software. The role involves close communication with consultants, clinical and laboratory teams and, where required, patients, alongside accurate Labtrac record keeping to support quality, audit and medical-device requirements. The post also has important responsibilities for infection prevention, COSHH, health and safety, safe use and maintenance of specialist laboratory equipment, statutory training, CPD, research and development, and supporting the training of other staff. Maintaining this specialist post is therefore essential to provide sufficient laboratory capacity, support timely patient care and ensure safe, compliant and effective service delivery.

We are committed to offering you a rewarding career and ensuring youfeel a part of a flexible workforce that constantly seeks fresh ways of delivering the best care for our patients.

We don’t just look at you for who you are now; we look at you for who you could be in the future. We take training seriously, and encourage you to do the same. As a Trust we want to recruit, develop and retain skilled and motivated people to maintain a high performance culture.

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This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026