Job summary
Do you have good leadership and management skills? Are you confident in using information technology (Outlook, Excel, Word) with good communication and listening skills?
If the answer is yes, we at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 5 Civilian Dental Practice Manager to join our lively and friendly team of staff located at RAF Valley, Holyhead in Anglesey.
Here at The DPHC we are inclusive and dedicated, working to provide excellent support to all our entitled personnel!
The position offers 37.5 hours per week and requests to work flexibly will be considered. In the case of a job share this will need to make up the full time hours taking into account the business needs.
We offer the following employee benefits:
- Access to NHS Pension
- Free Parking
- Access to gymnasium
- On site refreshment facility
- A culture promoting Inclusion and Diversity
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide
administrative and clinical support for the provision of dental
care in Defence Primary Health Care Dental Centres (DC) to enhance force
generation and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on
operations. This is to include maintenance of clinical sessions, on average at
least 1 session per week, prioritised and directed from the Senior Dental
Officer (SDO)/Regional Headquarter (RHQ) chain of command (CoC) as required.
The timings for such sessions will depend on local staffing levels (effected by
staff absence/local detachment/illness etc) in order to provide DN cover. CDPM
will, when in surgery be required to delegate some management tasks to Agenda
for Change Band 4 Dental Nurse(s) as is normal in a dental centre.
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 of the role include but are not limited to:
- Undertaking CPD in the core subjects of medical emergencies, Infection Prevention control
(IPC), disinfection and decontamination, radiography and radiation protection,
legal and ethical issues and handling complaints, as recommended by the GDC.
- Maintaining immunological protection against Hepatitis B in accordance with current
guidelines, advising their line manager of any change to immunological status.
- Managing dental records (electronic and manual). Ensuring the correct receipt, dispatch,
registration and storage of health records hastening any outstanding
documentation as required.
- Ensuring all requests under the Freedom of Information Act and the General Data
Protection Regulations, including Subject Access Requests (SAR) are logged and
managed in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care (Dental) Standard Operating
Procedures.
- Compiling and submitting dental returns in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care
(Dental) Standard Operating Procedures.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application and CV.
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.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill:
- 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
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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 ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your application and that you have saved it.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting 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.
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.
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 of the role include but are not limited to:
- Undertaking CPD in the core subjects of medical emergencies, Infection Prevention control
(IPC), disinfection and decontamination, radiography and radiation protection,
legal and ethical issues and handling complaints, as recommended by the GDC.
- Maintaining immunological protection against Hepatitis B in accordance with current
guidelines, advising their line manager of any change to immunological status.
- Managing dental records (electronic and manual). Ensuring the correct receipt, dispatch,
registration and storage of health records hastening any outstanding
documentation as required.
- Ensuring all requests under the Freedom of Information Act and the General Data
Protection Regulations, including Subject Access Requests (SAR) are logged and
managed in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care (Dental) Standard Operating
Procedures.
- Compiling and submitting dental returns in accordance with Defence Primary Health Care
(Dental) Standard Operating Procedures.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application and CV.
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.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill:
- 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
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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 ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your application and that you have saved it.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting 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.
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.
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 (please include details on any current, spent, or impending restrictions to practice
- Full drivers Licence
- Infection prevention control (IPC) LEVEL 1-2 certificate.
- NEBDN certificate in oral health education
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment. Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible.
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 (please include details on any current, spent, or impending restrictions to practice
- Full drivers Licence
- Infection prevention control (IPC) LEVEL 1-2 certificate.
- NEBDN certificate in oral health education
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question- you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment. Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
