Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Civilian Dental Practitioner who will be working within our team, here at Dental Centre Pirbright, Army Training Centre Pirbright, Brunswick Road.
Please note this is a part time position, working 21.5 hours per week. Please note the salary will be pro rata.
This is a fixed term appointment until 25th May 2023, due to maternity cover.
Benefits:
- GDC fees reimbursed
- Free on site parking
- Reduced rate access to gym
- Team Building
- Training and development opportunities
- Continuing Professional Development
- Peer review
- Weekly laundry services for issued clinical scrubs
- Civil Service Pension
Does this sound like you? Get in touch!
The part time 21.5 hours per week are to be covered Monday - Thursday 0800-1700 and on Friday 0800-1330. The successful Fixed Term Appointment post holder and recruiting line manager should agree the job plan in line with the business requirement, as mentioned.
Main duties of the job
As a Civilian Dental Practitioner, you will be resourced to provide clinical outputs and work should be directed towards improving and maintaining the dental health and operational fitness of service personnel.
You will also be expected to undertake non-clinical activities including, but not limited to, practice meetings, training and personal administration.
You will gain access to the additional benefits of a competitive salary, paid holiday entitlement and numerous opportunities for continuous professional development.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Civilian Dental Practitioners are responsible to the Senior Dental Officer (SDO). Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Inspecting all personnel for whom they are responsible at intervals in line with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and providing follow up treatment as required.
Providing an occupational oral health assessment, being fully conversant with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Dental Fitness categorisation.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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.
Sift will be completed within 5 working days. The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to 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.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence 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. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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 to advise us that 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, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
Job description
Job responsibilities
Civilian Dental Practitioners are responsible to the Senior Dental Officer (SDO). Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Inspecting all personnel for whom they are responsible at intervals in line with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and providing follow up treatment as required.
Providing an occupational oral health assessment, being fully conversant with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Dental Fitness categorisation.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
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.
Sift will be completed within 5 working days. The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to 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.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence 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. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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 to advise us that 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, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with the GDC; and either; have undertaken Vocational or Foundation Dentist Training (or have qualified before foundation training became required in the National Health Service (NHS).
- Have evidence of adequate clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom (UK) or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with the GDC; and either; have undertaken Vocational or Foundation Dentist Training (or have qualified before foundation training became required in the National Health Service (NHS).
- Have evidence of adequate clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom (UK) or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
