University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Responsible for the management of all technical services for the Prosthetics Department within the University of North Midlands NHS Trust. Based in the Royal Stoke University Hospital, the post holder will provide technical leadership and line management to the team of maxillo-facial and dental technologists. Reporting to the Directorate Manager, the post holder will ensure the key functions of a Head of Department are undertaken for the Trust through effective leadership, the setting, monitoring, and maintenance of professional and quality standards, collaborative working, and management of complaints. Encompassed in the role is the necessity to evaluate and implement new technologies as they are developed.
The post holder will provide technical advice, complex technical tasks, administrative work, management of health and safety, manage the technologists, and provide innovative solutions to technical, workforce, and capacity management. The post holder will be responsible for the annual budget of the department. In addition, the post holder is required to build and manage external income via private business. The post holder will support the University Hospital's management team in the development and improvement of the technical services to the hospital.
Main duties of the job
* Provide effective leadership for staff maintaining technical/professional competence and credibility promoting a culture of openness and personal responsibility.
* Actively work to support and empower dental technologists to develop and utilise leadership skills, ensuring they are able to undertake their role effectively in an accountable manner.
* Develop and improve the dental technical services for clinical departments.
* Responsible for the day-to-day management/leadership of the department.
* Lead the development of the current service and explore new avenues of work.
* Operate within accepted professional guidelines and Trust Policies.
* Lead, plan, and implement service developments in the department.
* Attend meetings as appropriate.
* Establish a clear organisational structure, ensuring clarity regarding roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
* Plan and organise on-call rota for maxillo-facial out of hours service. Participate where appropriate.
* Ensure the provision and delivery of safe, high-quality, efficient, and effective services within specific areas of technology.
* Identify and implement ongoing modernisation and new ways of working and innovation within specific areas of technology.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job responsibilities
* Provide effective leadership for staff within area of responsibility, maintaining technical/professional competence and credibility.
* Actively work to support and empower dental technologists to develop and utilise leadership skills, ensuring they are able to undertake their role effectively in an accountable manner.
* Develop and improve the dental technical services for clinical departments.
* Responsible for the day-to-day management and leadership of the department.
* Lead the development of the current service and explore new avenues of work.
* Operate within accepted professional guidelines and Trust Policies.
* Lead, plan, and implement service developments in the department.
* Attend Divisional, Directorate, and clinical meetings as appropriate.
* Provide strong Leadership to the team promoting a culture of openness and personal responsibility.
* Ensure that there are effective mechanisms in place for engaging with staff and promoting positive collaborative working relationships.
* Establish a clear organisational structure, ensuring clarity regarding roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities.
* Plan and organise on-call rota for maxillo-facial out of hours service. Participate where appropriate.
* Ensure the provision and delivery of safe, high-quality, efficient, and effective services within specific areas of technology.
* Actively promote relationships with colleagues that support open communication and collaborative working.
* Identify and implement ongoing modernisation and new ways of working and innovation within specific areas of technology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MSc in Dental or Maxillofacial technology
* GDC Registered
* BSc Dental Technology BTEC ONC/OND Dental Technology or City & Guilds equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working within a hospital dental/maxillofacial laboratory
* Specialist knowledge in complex maxillofacial/dental prosthetics design
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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