Band 5 Civilian Dental Practice Manager

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 a Dental Practice Manager looking for a fascinating role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities for career development in a phenomenal team?

The DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation that seeks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency of service personnel by providing high-quality dental care.

The post will be 37.5 hours, requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

We offer the following employee benefits:

Access to NHS Pension
Free parking
Local shop
Access to a gym
Access to the Defence Discount Card that offers discount in many shops an on-line shopping
Inclusive working environment

Main duties of the job

The duties of the successful candidate will include providing administrative and clinical support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) Dental Centres (DC) 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.

Date posted

08 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-24-0005

Job locations

Dental Centre Albemarle

Albemarle Barracks

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE15 0RF

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Undertake 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.
Be responsible for the management and supervision of the appointment system. Undertaking routine reception duties as required.
Manage and co-ordinate the completion of the Healthcare Governance Assurance Self-Assessment. (Electronic Healthcare Assurance Framework (eHAF)) further support the SDO in compliance by contributing in level 1 2 Assurance.
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.

This role includes a Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 per annum - General Dental Council Registration reimbursement - On call allowance.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.

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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 and People Development
NHS Core- NHSC3 - Health, Safety & Security
NHS Core-NHSC4 - Service Improvement
NHS Core-NHSC5 - Quality

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.

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-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk