Band 5 Civilian Dental Hygienist

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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Job summary

We are Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), and we are searching for a professional, motivated Band 5 Dental Hygienist to join our supportive and friendly team at Dental Centre Corsham. DPHC is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!

Do you have a drive for delivering excellence?

We could have the opportunity you are looking for here within our friendly teams, full-time or as a Job-share!

Our primary purpose is to provide clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in DPHC dental centres, to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on operations.

Some of the available employee benefits:

  • A Market Skills Supplement of £5,750 per annum (pro rata) will be offered to the successful candidate!
  • NHS Pension
  • General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are reimbursed
  • Paid Annual Leave entitlement
  • Regional training days, with free transport
  • Continuous professional development training supplied
  • On-site free laundry for Clinical clothing
  • Free on-site parking
  • On-site reduced gym membership

Main duties of the job

Specifications:

The successful applicant(s) will be working 37.5 hours a week covering both Dental Centre (DC) Corsham and DC Warminster. This will be split by 22hrs a week at DC Warminster and 15.5hrs at DC Corsham on days detailed by Line Manager (LM), or as a job-share with successful individuals each working from one DC and covering each others role during times of annual leave.

They will primarily provide dental treatment, oral hygiene instruction & education, administration, plus working towards improving and maintaining the dental health and operational fitness of entitled personnel.

About us

Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Date posted

01 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year Per annum*pay award pending

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-22-5223

Job locations

M O D Corsham

Westwells Road

Corsham

Wiltshire

SN13 9NR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Providing dental hygiene treatment in line with their approved scope of practice as per General Dental Council guidelines and in accordance with agreed patient group directive.

Working independently in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care

Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs), Joint Service Publication (JSP 950), Freedom to Speak Up documents and all other relevant policy and guidelines.

Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and pre-use checks of dental equipment reporting defects in accordance with current equipment care policies.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification to fully understand all the duties required by Civilian Dental Hygienists within DPHC.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, we will be testing you against the following NHS Technical Skills:

NHS Core NHSC1 Communication

NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development

NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security

NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement

NHS Core NHSC5 Quality

NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity

Further Information:

Please note the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please note salary will be pro rata when part time hours are taken.

Applicants approaching graduation are eligible to apply for this role, however they will need to obtain the full qualification and membership requirements prior to commencing in post. Should you have any queries concerning your eligibility, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk

Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which must be worn when managing a patient who is undergoing an aerosol generating procedure (AGP) the successful candidate will be fit tested prior to commencing employment.

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.

Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

All employees joining MoD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Providing dental hygiene treatment in line with their approved scope of practice as per General Dental Council guidelines and in accordance with agreed patient group directive.

Working independently in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care

Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs), Joint Service Publication (JSP 950), Freedom to Speak Up documents and all other relevant policy and guidelines.

Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and pre-use checks of dental equipment reporting defects in accordance with current equipment care policies.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification to fully understand all the duties required by Civilian Dental Hygienists within DPHC.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, we will be testing you against the following NHS Technical Skills:

NHS Core NHSC1 Communication

NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development

NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security

NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement

NHS Core NHSC5 Quality

NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity

Further Information:

Please note the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please note salary will be pro rata when part time hours are taken.

Applicants approaching graduation are eligible to apply for this role, however they will need to obtain the full qualification and membership requirements prior to commencing in post. Should you have any queries concerning your eligibility, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk

Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which must be worn when managing a patient who is undergoing an aerosol generating procedure (AGP) the successful candidate will be fit tested prior to commencing employment.

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.

Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

All employees joining MoD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of range of oral health procedures; acquired through training to degree level or to diploma level plus experience to degree equivalent level.

Registrations and Memberships

Essential

  • Current full (GDC) registration.
  • A Driving Licence, to enable working between the two dental centres.

Experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of indemnity cover for general dental practice.
  • Evidence of currency with GDC Continuous Professional Development requirements.
  • Be prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge.
  • Confidence in using Information Technology.
  • Experience of Healthcare Governance and Leadership.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Knowledge of range of oral health procedures; acquired through training to degree level or to diploma level plus experience to degree equivalent level.

Registrations and Memberships

Essential

  • Current full (GDC) registration.
  • A Driving Licence, to enable working between the two dental centres.

Experience

Desirable

  • Evidence of indemnity cover for general dental practice.
  • Evidence of currency with GDC Continuous Professional Development requirements.
  • Be prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge.
  • Confidence in using Information Technology.
  • Experience of Healthcare Governance and Leadership.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

M O D Corsham

Westwells Road

Corsham

Wiltshire

SN13 9NR


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

M O D Corsham

Westwells Road

Corsham

Wiltshire

SN13 9NR


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Joanne Smith

joanne.smith753@mod.gov.uk

01980651250

Date posted

01 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year Per annum*pay award pending

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-22-5223

Job locations

M O D Corsham

Westwells Road

Corsham

Wiltshire

SN13 9NR


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