Band 4 Civilian Dental Nurse

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

The closing date is 20 January 2025

Job summary

Are you looking to work in a modern, patient-focused dental practice that prioritises quality care and professional development? At Defence Primary Healthcare, we are intent on providing excellent care in a friendly and encouraging environment.

When it comes to delivering outstanding patient care, our motivated civilian dental nurses make all the difference. We know just how valuable your skills are, so come join the wonderful team at dental centre Warminster and get ready to make a positive impact!

This role offers 37.5 hours per week and all requests to work flexibly will be considered, allowing for business needs, and reviewed annually.

Please note that the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.

Benefits Include:

Dental Nurse Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 per annum (pro-rata)
Access to the NHS pension scheme
On-call allowance, if applicable
Inclusive working environment
Discount fee to access fitness facilities
Free parking & laundry of clinical wear
General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed
Paid holiday entitlement
Continuous professional development (CPD) training supplied
Career development training available
On-site free laundry for clinical clothing & free clinical footwear
One half day a month available for a team or solo wellbeing event, when possible
Defence Discount Card that offers discount in many shops an on-line shopping

Main duties of the job

DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the very best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with NHS Standards and MoD policies.

The primary purpose of the successful candidate will be to provide clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Heath Care (DPHC) dental centres, 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

20 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-24-0365

Job locations

Dental Centre Warminster

Imber Road

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 0DJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be maintaining the standard and cleanliness of the surgery and accommodation for which you are responsible, reporting any deficiencies and following all local policies and protocols.

Also providing clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in DPHC dental centres, enhancing force generation and operational capability and minimising dental morbidity on operations.

There are no expected Line Management responsibilities with this role, any future changes will be discussed with successful applicant at the time.

Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying to fully understand all the duties required by Civilian Dental Nurse within DPHC.

Selection Process

This vacancy is using (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles) and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your Curriculum Vitae, and at interview, tested against the following National Health Services (NHS) Technical Skills:

NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity

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 for interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Additional Information

All employees joining MoD 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 (SC).

Applicants who hold the qualifications but are not yet registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) and those approaching graduation are eligible to apply for this role, however they will need to obtain the full qualification and membership requirements prior to commencing in post. Should you have any queries concerning your eligibility, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk

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 see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best response 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 life; match your situation to the behaviour requests, also help on how to use your 250-word limit. You may need to copy and paste the below link into your browser.

Defence Medical Services YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEpdNWKQSRI

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, however, 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, and 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 employment offer withdrawn.

The MoD is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff, which includes, educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who wish to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, smoking and the use of ALL tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. This policy is Whole Force which includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors, and other non-MoD personnel. Applicants must consider accepting employment with the MoD as this policy is in force at many Defence establishments.

We recruit by merit based on fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/).For our complaints procedure, please refer to the Important Information document attached.

The Civil Service Code (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we manage a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.