Job summary
Here
at Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated
organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel! We
are looking for a professional and well organised Band 3 Civilian Dental Nurse
to join our welcoming team at Dental Centre Shrivenham, Defence Academy of the
UK, Swindon.
This position is a Permanent Full-Time position, offering 37.5 hours a week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
If you think this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits include:
- Access to NHS Pension
- Free Parking
- Discounted fee to access fitness facilities
- Free laundry of clinical wear
- GDC annual fees are currently reimbursed
- On-Call allowance, if available
- Recruitment Retention Allowance (RRA)
Main duties of the job
The successful
candidate will be providing clinical and administrative support for the
provision of dental care in Defence Primary Healthcare dental centres, to
enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise dental
morbidity on operations.
All applicants
must pay particular attention to the attached Job Description / Terms of
Reference, which outlines all the role requirements in detail, prior to
applying for this post.
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
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
- Working independently in accordance with Joint Service Publication 950, Defence Primary Healthcare Standard Operating Procedures, Freedom to Speak Up documents and all other relevant policy and guidelines.
- Managing dental records (manual and electronic).
- Ensuring the surgery is prepared appropriately for the days patients in accordance with current regulations.
Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and pre-use checks of dental equipment, reporting defects in accordance with current equipment care policies.
Meeting the needs of the patients by monitoring, supporting, and reassuring everyone according to their specific needs, providing appropriate advice when required. This may include recognising and interpreting behaviours, especially those associated with anxious patients and dealing with them accordingly.
For the full list of job duties and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Terms of Reference
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested 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
Additional Information
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 ofall 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. 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.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
Candidates who hold the qualifications but are not yet registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) are eligible to apply for this vacancy. However, if found successful it is a requirement that you are registered with the GDC prior to starting in the post.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
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.
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.
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>
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
- Working independently in accordance with Joint Service Publication 950, Defence Primary Healthcare Standard Operating Procedures, Freedom to Speak Up documents and all other relevant policy and guidelines.
- Managing dental records (manual and electronic).
- Ensuring the surgery is prepared appropriately for the days patients in accordance with current regulations.
Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and pre-use checks of dental equipment, reporting defects in accordance with current equipment care policies.
Meeting the needs of the patients by monitoring, supporting, and reassuring everyone according to their specific needs, providing appropriate advice when required. This may include recognising and interpreting behaviours, especially those associated with anxious patients and dealing with them accordingly.
For the full list of job duties and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Terms of Reference
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested 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
Additional Information
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 ofall 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. 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.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
Candidates who hold the qualifications but are not yet registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) are eligible to apply for this vacancy. However, if found successful it is a requirement that you are registered with the GDC prior to starting in the post.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
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.
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.
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>
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Examining Board for Dental Nurse (NEBDN) Certificate or National Vocational Qualification in Oral Healthcare Dental Nursing Level 3.
- Registration with the General Dental Council.
Desirable
- A full United Kingdom driving licence, or proof of engagement to obtain a full United Kingdom driving licence, to enable working from other local military dental centres.
- Evidence of indemnity cover for general dental practice
- Evidence of currency with General Dental Council Continued Professional Development requirements
- Be prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge
- Confidence in using Information Technology.
- Prepared to cover out of hours dental duties when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Examining Board for Dental Nurse (NEBDN) Certificate or National Vocational Qualification in Oral Healthcare Dental Nursing Level 3.
- Registration with the General Dental Council.
Desirable
- A full United Kingdom driving licence, or proof of engagement to obtain a full United Kingdom driving licence, to enable working from other local military dental centres.
- Evidence of indemnity cover for general dental practice
- Evidence of currency with General Dental Council Continued Professional Development requirements
- Be prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge
- Confidence in using Information Technology.
- Prepared to cover out of hours dental duties when required.
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
