Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not
limited to:
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development in the core
subject of medical emergencies, infection prevention control, disinfection and
decontamination, radiography, and radiation protection; legal and ethical
issues and handling complaints, as recommended by the General Dental Council.
- Informing General Dental Council of annual Continued
Professional Development undertaken, when requested.
- Manage the patient appointment system. Carrying out the booking
in and out of electronic health records, using the Information Technology (IT) supplied,
in line with current policies and procedures and actioning the appropriate
registers.
- Remove and replenish items of stock from the storeroom, adhering
to local stock control procedures.
- Manage the hastening, receipt, despatch, and documentation
of dental prosthetic appliances, ensuring timely appointments for patients, as
necessary.
- Maintain immunological protection against Hepatitis B in
accordance with current guidelines, advising the line manager of any change to
immunological status.
Please read the attached Job Description and Person
Specification prior to applying to fully understand all the duties required by a
Civilian Dental Nurse within DPHC.
Selection Process:
At application stage you will be assessed against your
CV:
- Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required
skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section
of the application form.
- Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set
out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you
have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job
advert.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your
application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful,
factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where
plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others,
or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be
withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please
see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and
inappropriate use.https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/
At interview you will be assessed against the
following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
The interview may consist of a mix of direct questions and
clinical situation-based scenarios.
The sift will be completed within 10 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. Please note the salary will be
pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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 basic check.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the
successful candidate.
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.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation
allowances.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for
Veterans initiative. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
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-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are
successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations
will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process
and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may
not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of
cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to
ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential,
perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero tolerance
approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment,
sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible
and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role
for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also
apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse
decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that
employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.
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.
This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Band 4 Civilian Dental
Nurse in Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC). Your responsibilities will be as
described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed
period is due to maternity leave cover. This post
will therefore begin on your appointment and will end on 18th August 2026. You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD
comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.
If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found
successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into
the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 3 years). At the
end of the posting, you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this
posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will
return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a
Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an
FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK
policy for further information.
If you are transferring to MoD from another government
department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the
loan, you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed
between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the
FTA policy for further information.
