Principal Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Dental Laboratory Manager

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., 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.

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.