Civilian Dental Practitioner

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.

Are you looking for a captivating role working alongside the military, a role that offers great benefits and opportunities for furthering your career development as well as being part of an excellent team?

We have a new opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed, and professional Civilian Dental Practitioner (CDP) to join our Primary Health Care team here at Dental Centre Bulford, Wiltshire, SP4 9AD.

This role will be 37 hours a week, however, requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Benefits

General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed

Paid Annual Leave (Pro Rata for part time)!

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

On-Call Allowance

Access to pension scheme

Regional training days/Peer Review Days with free transport

Continuous professional development (CPD) training supplied

Discounted fee to access fitness facilities

Free laundry of clinical wear & Free Clinical footwear

We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave

Free parking

Main duties of the job

A CDP is responsible for providing clinical outputs, improving, and managing the dental health and operational fitness of service personnel.

Within your contracted 37 weekly hours, 2 hours may be attributed to non-clinical activities including practice meetings, training, and personal administration.

Overall, your aim is to maximise the deployability of the Population at Risk for whom you are responsible.

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.

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,489 to £85,072 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-23-0574

Job locations

Medical & Dental Centre

Bengal Road

Bulford Barracks

Salisbury

SP4 9AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

  • Work collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interests of patients.
  • Ensuring that surgery management, documentation including consumable stores, the safe custody of personal sensitive data and the maintenance of equipment is always kept to a high standard.
  • Forward referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants for treatment as appropriate.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which outlines the role 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 behaviours:

  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing self and others
  • Managing a quality service
  • Delivering at pace

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 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. 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.

Due to COVID 19, there is now a reqirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to be worn when managaing a patient who is undergoing an aerosol generating procedure (AGP). The successful candidate will be fit tested prior to commencing employment.

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 contactdbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

  • Work collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interests of patients.
  • Ensuring that surgery management, documentation including consumable stores, the safe custody of personal sensitive data and the maintenance of equipment is always kept to a high standard.
  • Forward referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants for treatment as appropriate.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which outlines the role 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 behaviours:

  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing self and others
  • Managing a quality service
  • Delivering at pace

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 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. 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.

Due to COVID 19, there is now a reqirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to be worn when managaing a patient who is undergoing an aerosol generating procedure (AGP). The successful candidate will be fit tested prior to commencing employment.

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 contactdbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk

Person Specification

Provide a CV

Essential

  • 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.
  • 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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the general Dental Council without conditions
  • Have undertaken Foundation Dentist certified completion of Dental Foundation Training in the UK or equivalent or have evidence of at least 24 months
  • To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to have maintain evidence of clinical currency, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months

Experience

Essential

  • Have evidence of adequate current clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
  • To have maintained their clinical currency and must have worked within a clinical practice within the last 15 months.
Person Specification

Provide a CV

Essential

  • 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.
  • 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.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the general Dental Council without conditions
  • Have undertaken Foundation Dentist certified completion of Dental Foundation Training in the UK or equivalent or have evidence of at least 24 months
  • To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to have maintain evidence of clinical currency, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months

Experience

Essential

  • Have evidence of adequate current clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
  • To have maintained their clinical currency and must have worked within a clinical practice within the last 15 months.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

Medical & Dental Centre

Bengal Road

Bulford Barracks

Salisbury

SP4 9AD


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

Medical & Dental Centre

Bengal Road

Bulford Barracks

Salisbury

SP4 9AD


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Joanne Smith

joanne.smith753@mod.gov.uk

443001514222

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£51,489 to £85,072 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-23-0574

Job locations

Medical & Dental Centre

Bengal Road

Bulford Barracks

Salisbury

SP4 9AD


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