Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Dental Laboratory ManagerNHS

Job summary

NHS Band 8b Salary: £66,582 - £77,368 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5

Contract Type: Permanent

Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth has a reputation for innovation, excellence and delivering outstanding patient care. We are seeking an exceptional and inspirational Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Laboratory Manager to lead our highly specialised laboratory services through an exciting period of transformation and development.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced technical leader to shape the future direction of our Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Technical Services Laboratory, driving innovation, quality, workforce development and service excellence across a complex and evolving clinical environment.

As the senior technical authority within the service, you will lead and professionalise laboratory operations, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality and regulation-compliant technical services that support complex restorative, prosthodontic, orthodontic and maxillofacial rehabilitation pathways. You will play a pivotal role in supporting clinical services, education, research and service transformation whilst developing a modern, sustainable workforce for the future.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Care Group Manager and Clinical Director and working closely with multidisciplinary clinical and operational teams, you will be responsible for the strategic, professional and operational leadership of the laboratory service.

You will lead the modernisation of technical services through the implementation of digital technologies and innovative workflows, ensuring the service remains at the forefront of contemporary practice.

Job description

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing professional and operational leadership for all laboratory services.
• Leading the transformation and modernisation of laboratory operations and workflows.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulatory, quality assurance and governance requirements.
• Developing and maintaining robust quality management systems and service standards.
• Driving digital innovation, including the implementation of CAD/CAM technologies, 3D printing and laboratory tracking systems.
• Leading workforce planning, recruitment, retention and succession planning activities.
• Developing structured competency frameworks, training programmes and apprenticeship pathways.
• Providing expert technical advice to consultants, multidisciplinary teams and senior leaders.
• Supporting undergraduate and postgraduate education, training and research activity.
• Monitoring performance, productivity, quality and financial efficiency across the service.
• Representing laboratory services at strategic, operational and regional forums.
• Contributing to the wider strategic development of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery services across the Trust.

We are looking for a dynamic, visionary and motivated leader who is passionate about technical excellence and service improvement.

You will be a qualified and experienced Maxillofacial Prosthetist with a proven track record of leadership within a complex healthcare environment.

This is an exceptional opportunity to influence the future of maxillofacial prosthetics and technical services, delivering real improvements for patients, staff and the wider organisation.

If you are an ambitious and innovative leader ready to shape the next generation of laboratory services, we would be delighted to hear from you.

For further details please see attached Job Description.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.