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 an excellent service in a
friendly and encouraging environment.
When it comes to delivering outstanding patient care, our
motivated Civilian Dental Practitioners make all the difference. We know just
how valuable your skills are, so come join the wonderful team at RAF Cosford
and get ready to make a positive impact!
This role is a permanent position offering 37 hours per week, requests
to work part-time or job share will be considered, taking into accounts
business needs, and the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are
undertaken.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd
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 (CDP) training supplied
- Free Laundry of clinical wear & free clinical footwear
- We offer maternity, adoption, or share parental leave
- Free parking
- Access to gym
- Hairdressers
Main duties of the job
Here at
Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated
organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
Overall, your
aim is to maximise the deployability of the Population at Risk for whom you are
responsible.
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 nonclinical
activities including practice meetings, training, and personal administration.
The remainder of the contracted
hours are to be utilised to provide clinical outputs and work will be directed
towards improving and maintaining the dental health and operational fitness of
personnel 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 youve 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
- Travelling to other locations when required
- Inspecting
all personnel for whom they are responsible at intervals in line with the
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and providing follow
up treatment as required.
-
Work
collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interest 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.
-
Onward
referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants
for treatment as appropriate
Please pay
particular attention to the attached job description/Terms of Reference and
person specification prior to applying,
which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Selection Process Details:
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. 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
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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 Servicewill be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised)effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meetthe 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 copy and paste the following link to our YouTube channel for onadvice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips onanswering 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.
Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to befit 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.
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.
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 Ministry of Defence 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 want 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. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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
- Travelling to other locations when required
- Inspecting
all personnel for whom they are responsible at intervals in line with the
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and providing follow
up treatment as required.
-
Work
collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interest 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.
-
Onward
referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants
for treatment as appropriate
Please pay
particular attention to the attached job description/Terms of Reference and
person specification prior to applying,
which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Selection Process Details:
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. 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
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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 Servicewill be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised)effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meetthe 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 copy and paste the following link to our YouTube channel for onadvice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips onanswering 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.
Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to befit 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.
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.
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 Ministry of Defence 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 want 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. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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
- Must have either: undertaken foundation dentist training (or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the National Health Service). Or have evidence of adequate clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
- 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.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Must be fully registered with the General Dental Council without conditions
CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your 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
Registration Details
Essential
- 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 membership registration number.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must have either: undertaken foundation dentist training (or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the National Health Service). Or have evidence of adequate clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.
- 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.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Must be fully registered with the General Dental Council without conditions
CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your 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
Registration Details
Essential
- 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 membership registration number.
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).
