About this role
Job summary Leeds Dental Institute provides specialist treatments and advice following a referral from a dentist or doctor. This covers the full range of dental specialties, oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine.
Leeds Dental Institute provide routine dental treatments as part of dental undergraduate training. It also runs four outreach teaching centres in South Leeds, Bradford, Chapel Allerton and Hull to provide dental care in the community, and trains the whole dental team.
During your training you will be employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) which offers you a wide range of benefits.
All training completely free
Main duties of the job Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata) for staff new to the NHS (holidays are fixed during your training)
The NHS pension scheme
A range of discounts and cash back opportunities from retail outlets, supermarkets and holiday companies.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Geoffrey Widdop Programme Lead [email protected] 0113 3436710
Job Summary The post holder will be undertaking an apprenticeship programme within the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (LTHT). The training will be delivered through formal education delivered by the School of Dental Technology situated within LTHT, in collaboration with University of Greater Manchester.
As part of your training, you will be expected to travel to the University of Greater Manchester one day per week, departing Leeds Dental Institute at 7:30am and leaving the University at 4:30pm and transport is provided for this.
You will also go on work placement at commercial dental laboratories to gain wider, work-based learning experience in your third year.
On successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a FdSc Foundation Degree Dental Technology, which will enable you to apply as a Dental Care Professional with the General Dental Council (GDC).
You will gain practical knowledge, skills and experience through Laboratory placements where they will be involved in providing indirect care for patients in support of and supervised by a registered Dental Technician.
As an Apprentice Dental Technician, the post holder will construct and provide routine dental devices, working under supervision within Dental Laboratory procedures and guidelines to support the delivery of a high standard of service to patients, staff and Trust departments.
It is expected that the apprentice will commit to self-directed study and successfully complete the training programme within the contract period.
Why you should join our Team. Leeds Dental Institute provides specialist treatments and advice following a referral from a dentist or doctor. This covers the full range of dental specialties, oral and maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine.
Leeds Dental Institute provide routine dental treatments as part of dental undergraduate training. It also runs four outreach teaching centres in South Leeds, Bradford, Chapel Allerton and Hull to provide dental care in the community, and trains the whole dental team.
During your training you will be employed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) which offers you a wide range of benefits.
All training completely free
Generous holiday entitlement - 27 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata) for staff new to the NHS (holidays are fixed during your training)
The NHS pension scheme
A range of discounts and cash back opportunities from retail outlets, supermarkets and holiday companies.
What you will bring to the role You will need to meet the eligibility criteria for the Apprenticeship as described in the job description.
You should be motivated, keen to learn, reliable, trustworthy, have a flexible approach to duties and working practices, friendly manner, good manual dexterity, basic keyboard skills, good interpersonal skills, able to work within agreed procedures and guidelines, team working.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
General education equivalent of Level 3 qualification in any subject but sciences are preferred. (N.B this is a pre-requisite for the apprenticeship programme) 4 GCSEs at level 4 grade including Maths and English Good standard of written and spoken English Basic computer knowledge
Experience Essential
No requirement for prior experience of Dental technology however an insight into duties and responsibilities of post is essential.
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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Leeds Dental Institute
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS2 9LU
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)