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 MOD Lyneham, Chippenham.
The vacant post is full time, working 37 hours per week. Part-time candidates will be
considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as
full-time hours need to be covered.
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
- Work
collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interest of
patients.
- Ensuring that
surgery management, documentation including consumable stores, the safe3
custody of personal sensitive data and the maintenance of equipment is always
kept to a high standard.
- Onward referral
of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants for
treatment as appropriate
Please read the
attached job description/Terms of Reference and person specification prior
to applying, to fully understand all the duties and responsibilities
required by CDPs within DPHC.
Selection Process Details:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles) and the selection at sift stage
will be based on your CV application. Ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the
CV section of the application form. Show the sift team why YOU are the one
to hire! Remember - make sure no personal details are included.
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
Please copy and paste the following link to our YouTube
channel for on advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on
answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours
can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your
situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250 word limit:
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
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.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Additional Information:
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.
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 a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. In-line with the NHS England approach, MOD is in the process of making full vaccination a condition of deployment for its healthcare workers employed across the UK. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination status during the recruitment process. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
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 for the role include but are not limited to:
- Work
collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interest of
patients.
- Ensuring that
surgery management, documentation including consumable stores, the safe3
custody of personal sensitive data and the maintenance of equipment is always
kept to a high standard.
- Onward referral
of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants for
treatment as appropriate
Please read the
attached job description/Terms of Reference and person specification prior
to applying, to fully understand all the duties and responsibilities
required by CDPs within DPHC.
Selection Process Details:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles) and the selection at sift stage
will be based on your CV application. Ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the
CV section of the application form. Show the sift team why YOU are the one
to hire! Remember - make sure no personal details are included.
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
Please copy and paste the following link to our YouTube
channel for on advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on
answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours
can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your
situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250 word limit:
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
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.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Additional Information:
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.
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 a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. In-line with the NHS England approach, MOD is in the process of making full vaccination a condition of deployment for its healthcare workers employed across the UK. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination status during the recruitment process. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
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
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.
Additional Criteria
Desirable
- A background in military dentistry provision and primary dental care.
- A valid United Kingdom driving license, this is to enable travelling to and working from other local regional dental centres if requested.
- Evidence of currency with General Dental Council Continuous Professional Development requirements.
- Being prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge.
- Confidence in utilising Information Technology.
- Participate fully in the Civilian Dental Practitioners performance management and the Clinical Quality Assurance & Appraisal processes.
- Be ready to cover On-Call out of hours duties as part of a Regional team, if required.
Qualifications and Memberships
Essential
- Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) without conditions.
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid registration number.
- To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to have maintained evidence of clinical currency, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months. And either: Have undertaken Foundation Dentist Training (or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the National Health Service). Or: Have evidence of adequate current clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
Person Specification
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.
Additional Criteria
Desirable
- A background in military dentistry provision and primary dental care.
- A valid United Kingdom driving license, this is to enable travelling to and working from other local regional dental centres if requested.
- Evidence of currency with General Dental Council Continuous Professional Development requirements.
- Being prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge.
- Confidence in utilising Information Technology.
- Participate fully in the Civilian Dental Practitioners performance management and the Clinical Quality Assurance & Appraisal processes.
- Be ready to cover On-Call out of hours duties as part of a Regional team, if required.
Qualifications and Memberships
Essential
- Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) without conditions.
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid registration number.
- To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to have maintained evidence of clinical currency, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months. And either: Have undertaken Foundation Dentist Training (or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the National Health Service). Or: Have evidence of adequate current clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
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).
