Senior Specialist Dental Technician

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced, resourceful dental technician to join our busy conservation Technology Department providing technical services to our clinical team. This senior position requires significant post qualification experience in crown & bridge work. Applicants will need an entry level qualification acceptable to the GDC for registration as a Dental Technician plus a post graduate level qualification in Conservation Technology. Current registration with the GDC is essential. Applicants will also need to demonstrate a high level of manual dexterity, specialised knowledge of Restorative Dental Technical procedures, communication skills and a commitment to quality. This post will also require a broad range of experience in both conventional techniques and digital production methods, hence a keen interest in computer technology / working knowledge of dental design software would be advantageous

Main duties of the job

To provide technical support to a major specialised service, performing a range of work which is often highly complex, specialised work as required. To provide occasional mentoring & informal teaching support to student Dental Technicians and also advice and support to clinical staff and students at the LDI, commensurate to the expertise and experience of the post holder Support the work of the relevant technical department in the effective and timely production of custom-made medical devices and other technical work with a combination of conventional and digital workflows including: (Conservation Posts) A broad range of temporary and permanent dental crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays, which will include some implant retained units. The restorations may be manufactured using metals, ceramics, composites, zirconia and acrylic polymers and using both conventional, and in-house design for digital production methods with digital design software such as 3 shape, In-Lab and Real-guide in regular use). More routine products will include study models, Denar articulations, diagnostic wax-ups, memosil indexes, radiographic stents, splint dentures and bite-raising, bite rims and trays. Please see Job Description for further information.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 04 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001238
• Job locations: Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9LU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Steve Large Dental Technical Services Manager stevelarge@nhs.net 0113 3929179

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Dental Institute is a dental teaching hospital providing training for dentists and all DCP groups including Dental Technicians. Our in-house Dental Production Laboratory employs 27 staff including 23 GDC registered Dental Technicians to provide laboratory services for around 400 undergraduate and post graduate dental students in addition to many clinical staff of all grades and disciplines.

As an on-site service within a teaching environment, our technical staff routinely interact and liaise directly with clinical staff and students, providing opportunities to work and learn together and build a great team-working experience

What you will bring to the role

The post holder will be expected to produce a broad range of temporary and permanent dental crowns, bridges, inlays and onlays, which will include some implant retained units. The restorations may be manufactured using metals, ceramics, composites, zirconia and acrylic polymers and using both conventional, and in-house design for digital production methods.

You can also expect some of the routine work such as study models, Denar articulations, diagnostic wax-ups, memosil indexes, radiographic stents, splint dentures, bite-raising appliances etc.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.