Job summary
We are Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) and we are searching for a professional, motivated Band 5 Dental Hygienists to join our encouraging and friendly team at Northwood Dental Centre in Middlesex.
DPHC is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
The role of DPHC is to provide and commission a safe, effective, and efficient healthcare service for entitled personnel contributing to the maximisation of Service personnel fit for task as agreed with the single Services. This is achieved through the provision of an occupationally aware primary healthcare service which includes dental, rehabilitation and mental healthcare services.
This position is contracted part-time at 16 hours per week.
Benefits:
- Training and development opportunities
- An NHS Pension
- Weekly laundry service for issued clinical scrubs
- Free on site parking
- Reduced rate access to the Gym
- Market Skill Supplement (MSS) £5750 P/A
or pro rota.
- General Dental Council (GDC) Annual
Retention Fee (ARF) reimbursed to the post holder.
- Outer London Weighting (OLW) due to
Northwood being situated in a high cost area nearby (greater) London.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be primarily providing dental treatment, oral hygiene instruction & education, administration, plus working towards improving and maintaining the dental health and operational fitness of entitled personnel.
The successful candidate will be providing clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) Dental (D) to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on operations.
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
Ensuring your surgery is prepared appropriately for the day’s 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.
Carrying out dental work under the direction of a registered dentist who has examined the patient and indicated in writing the course of treatment to be provided. This is in accordance with the Dental Auxiliary Regulations 1986, as amended by the Dental Auxiliaries (amended) Regulations 1991.
Ensuring that all periodontal patients and patients in other risk categories e.g., caries are recalled appropriately for review or at the next Periodic Dental Inspection appointments.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached the Terms of Reference document.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
During
initial interview, you will be assessed via the
NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF):
- 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
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.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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 in to 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-forveterans/>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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensuring your surgery is prepared appropriately for the day’s 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.
Carrying out dental work under the direction of a registered dentist who has examined the patient and indicated in writing the course of treatment to be provided. This is in accordance with the Dental Auxiliary Regulations 1986, as amended by the Dental Auxiliaries (amended) Regulations 1991.
Ensuring that all periodontal patients and patients in other risk categories e.g., caries are recalled appropriately for review or at the next Periodic Dental Inspection appointments.
For a full list of responsibilities, please see attached the Terms of Reference document.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
During
initial interview, you will be assessed via the
NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF):
- 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
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.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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 in to 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-forveterans/>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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certificate/Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Bachelors in Science (BSc) Dental Therapy
- Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) with professional indemnity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certificate/Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Bachelors in Science (BSc) Dental Therapy
- Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) with professional indemnity
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
