JOB DETAILS Job Title: Chief Dental Technician, Reports to: Dental Technical Services Manager Band: 7 Department: Dental Production Laboratories Location Leeds Dental Institute AfC Job No: 851c JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY (For full Job Description, see Supporting Documents) To manage the relevant specialist Dental Technology department in the Leeds Dental Institute To provide technical support in the laboratory and on clinic to major specialised services, performing highly complex, highly specialised work as required and providing advice and information to clinicians and occasionally patients in respect of the design, function, fit and colour match of dental or surgical appliances. To provide teaching and mentoring support specific to own technical discipline to work experience students of the School of Dental Technology as required and also occasional teaching support for dental undergraduate and post graduate courses at the LDI, commensurate to the expertise and experience of the post holder. To maintain appropriate stocks of materials used within the relevant technical speciality, ordering goods as required, ensuring that they are appropriate for the purpose and best value, also maintaining accurate and timely records of goods ordered and received. Line Management of a small team of Dental Technicians / Senior Dental Technicians.