Job summary
At Defence
Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working
to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel!
Are you
looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers
numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking
to appoint a Band 4 Civilian Dental Nurse to join our supportive and welcoming
team at the Dental Centre at Catterick Garrison.
This post
offers 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be
considered, taking into account business needs.
Could this be
the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
We offer the following employee benefits:
- NHS Pension
- Free parking
- Inclusive working
environment
Main duties of the job
As the chosen candidate you will be providing clinical
and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary
Healthcare 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring their surgeries are prepared appropriately for the
days patients in accordance with current regulations.
- Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and
pre-use checks of dental equipment reporting defects in accordance with current
equipment care policies.
- Ensuring a daily test radiograph is taken and processed
with all findings reported in accordance with extant policies and signed off by
a clinician or trained individual.
- Maintaining the standard and cleanliness of the surgery and accommodation
for which they are responsible, reporting any deficiencies in accordance with
local protocols.
- Managing the patient appointment system
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification for full details.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At
interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
Please see the link to our Youtube channel for 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. You may need to copy
and paste the link into your browser.
Defence
Medical Services - YouTube
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 requirement
for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to be
worn when managing 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 contact
dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Ensuring their surgeries are prepared appropriately for the
days patients in accordance with current regulations.
- Carrying out and recording daily maintenance, servicing and
pre-use checks of dental equipment reporting defects in accordance with current
equipment care policies.
- Ensuring a daily test radiograph is taken and processed
with all findings reported in accordance with extant policies and signed off by
a clinician or trained individual.
- Maintaining the standard and cleanliness of the surgery and accommodation
for which they are responsible, reporting any deficiencies in accordance with
local protocols.
- Managing the patient appointment system
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification for full details.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At
interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
Please see the link to our Youtube channel for 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. You may need to copy
and paste the link into your browser.
Defence
Medical Services - YouTube
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 requirement
for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to be
worn when managing 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 contact
dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Certificate
- or NVQ in Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Level 3
Registrations & Memberships
Essential
- Candidates who hold the qualifications but are not yet registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) are eligible to apply for this vacancy. However, if found successful it is a requirement that you are registered with the GDC prior to starting in the post.
Provide a C.V
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) Certificate
- or NVQ in Oral Health Care Dental Nursing Level 3
Registrations & Memberships
Essential
- Candidates who hold the qualifications but are not yet registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) are eligible to apply for this vacancy. However, if found successful it is a requirement that you are registered with the GDC prior to starting in the post.
Provide a C.V
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.
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).
