# Band 5 Trainee Maxillofacial Prosthetist/Reconstructive Scientist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-trainee-maxillofacial-prosthetistreconstructive-scientist/9b88ecf8-4c1b-4faf-9606-9b364995e75a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-5-trainee-maxillofacial-prosthetistreconstructive-scientist/9b88ecf8-4c1b-4faf-9606-9b364995e75a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Prosthetist and Orthotist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T06:01:48.060Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1363 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15852?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified or final year Dental Technician with an interest in Maxillofacial Prosthetics to join our busy new team with a long term vision for the future to enhance and expand service delivery. We are an accredited training department with the National School of Healthcare Science in conjunction with the MSC/MSc STP Reconstructive Science training programme The successful candidate will support qualified Prosthetists with service delivery. This will range and span withing the specialties listed below The successful candidate will also be required to enrol as an in service STP Reconstructive Science trainee on the externally funded MSc programme to become a qualified Maxillofacial Prosthetist/Reconstructive Scientist. The department has its own Virtual Surgical Planning suite hosting Materialise and Freeform Software. There are dedicated 3D printing facilities on site housing an array of 3D printers to deliver point of care to facilitate cutting edge services. The Department provides a specialist service to the following specialities at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. 1. Maxillofacial Surgery ( Including Major Trauma Centre ) 2. Craniofacial Surgery ( Supra Regional Unit ) 3. Cleft Unit ( Regional Unit ) 4. ENT 5. Plastic Surgery and Burns ( Regional Unit ) 6. Neurosurgery ( Regional Unit ) 7. Breast Clinic 8. RCDM 9. Dermatology 10. Paediatric Microtia Service ( Birmingham Children's Hospital ) ### Main duties of the job To participate in the provision of a technical/clinical service in the treatment of Maxillofacial Prosthetic department patients. Liaise with team members and schedule of patient's clinical appointments and surgical procedures. To assist in coordinating and arranging treatment plans and timetabling of clinical/ technical procedures. To assist senior staff carrying out invasive procedures in the clinic or operating theatre within specified time restraints i.e. *Own training and education CPD *National occupational standards NOS *Best Practice and Ethical Code(IMPT) Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technology *Understand the department's quality QMS and MHRA registration *To partake in the departments Risk Assessment policies with ISO 13485 * Treat patients with dignity and respect, regardless of gender, race, religion or sexual orientation. Apply an empathetic approach to patients who are significantly sight, hearing and speech impaired, as in cases of ablative surgery to the oro facial area, or patients with mental health difficulties or have suffered brain injury ### About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ### Details - Date posted: 01 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 5 - Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-1103823 - Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ### UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). ### Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *Maxillofacial prosthetic or Dental production environment - hospital or commercial laboratory based. - *Experience with CAD/CAM **Desirable** - *Post graduate experience and knowledge of Maxillofacial associated specialties ### Qualifications **Essential** - *BSc in Technical Dentistry or equivalent - *Maintain state registration GDC **Desirable** - *Associate Membership of the Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technologists -- AIMPT. ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - *Must be able to organise own workload and problem solve to allow for service delivery. - *To be able to fit in with a busy environment. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.