Job Purpose
The Laboratory Manager will provide professional, strategic and operational leadership for the Production Laboratory at Liverpool University Dental Hospital. As a senior technical authority, the post holder will be responsible for transforming and professionalising laboratory services to ensure the delivery of safe, high‑quality, and regulation‑compliant technical outputs that support complex restorative, prosthodontic and orthodontic care, undergraduate and postgraduate education, and multidisciplinary research.
The role holds full accountability for quality management systems, service standardisation, digital innovation and workforce development, including the implementation of modern digital workflows such as CAD/CAM, 3D printing and laboratory tracking technologies. The Laboratory Manager will lead the development of structured competency frameworks, training pathways and an apprenticeship programme to ensure long‑term workforce sustainability.
Working with a high level of autonomy within established governance frameworks, the post holder will provide expert advice to clinical teams and senior leaders, represent laboratory services at strategic and operational forums, and play a key leadership role during a period of significant service transformation aligned to the strategic ambitions of Liverpool University Dental Hospital.
As the senior technical authority for dental technology within the Trust, the Laboratory Manager will work autonomously within agreed governance frameworks, provide expert advice to clinicians and senior leaders, represent laboratory services at strategic and operational forums, and play a pivotal role in shaping modern, innovative and sustainable laboratory services during a period of significant transformation.
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