Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Civilian Dental Practice Manager to join our lively and friendly team of staff located at Huntingdon Cambridgeshire.
The DPHC is a fast paced working environment which looks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency for service personel by providing high quality dental care.
This post will be 37.5 hours, requests to work flexibly or part time will be considered while taking into account bussiness needs.
Does this sound like the role for you?
We offer the following employee benefits:
- NHS pension
- Inclusive working environment
- Costa Coffee
- Costcutter shop
- Gym
- Allocated Parking Space
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide administrative and clinical support for the provision of dental care
in Defence Primary Healthcare Dental Centres (DC), to enhance force generation
and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on operations.
This post may also include travelling to dental centres within the region other than their normal place of work either in a clinical or administratice capacity as required.
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:
- Be responsible for the management and supervision of the appointment
system. Undertaking routine reception duties as required.
- Manage dental records.Ensuring the correct
receipt, dispatch, registration and storage of health records hastening any
outstanding documentation as required.
- Liaise with local commanders to ensure periods of force generation are
effectively managed to maximise the number of personnel dentally fit to deploy on
operations.
- Be responsible for the demand, issue, receipt and control of Medical and
Dental equipment.
Please see the attached job description and person specification which outlines the roles requirements in further detail.
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 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
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs.
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.
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.
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. This role does not meet
that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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:
- Be responsible for the management and supervision of the appointment
system. Undertaking routine reception duties as required.
- Manage dental records.Ensuring the correct
receipt, dispatch, registration and storage of health records hastening any
outstanding documentation as required.
- Liaise with local commanders to ensure periods of force generation are
effectively managed to maximise the number of personnel dentally fit to deploy on
operations.
- Be responsible for the demand, issue, receipt and control of Medical and
Dental equipment.
Please see the attached job description and person specification which outlines the roles requirements in further detail.
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 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
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs.
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.
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.
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. This role does not meet
that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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
- General Dental Council (GDC) registration.
- National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (MEBDN) qualified
- National examining board for dental nurses qualification
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 ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- General Dental Council (GDC) registration.
- National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (MEBDN) qualified
- National examining board for dental nurses qualification
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 ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
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).
