Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Dentist 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 professional and patient-focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
The vacant post is full time working 37 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!
* Access to learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
* Free parking, access to gym, on-site shop
Main duties of the job
As a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Dentist you are contracted to 37 hours per week, 2 hours per week may be attributed to non-clinical activities including practice meetings, training and personal administration. The remainder of the contracted hours are to be utilised to provide clinical outputs and work should be directed towards improving and maintaining the dental health and operational fitness of personnel for whom you are responsible.
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
* Inspecting all personnel for whom they are responsible at intervals in accordance with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and providing follow up treatment as required.
* Providing an occupational oral health assessment, being fully conversant with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Dental Fitness categorisation and dental input into the Joint Medical Employment Standard for Service personnel.
* Ensuring that contemporaneous notes are recorded on individuals integrated electronic healthcare records for all episodes of care.
* Ensuring that surgery management, documentation including consumable stores, the safe custody of personal sensitive data and the maintenance of equipment is kept to a high standard at all times.
* Onward referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists or consultants for treatment as appropriate.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Person Specification
Registrations and Memberships
* Must be registered with the General Dental Council (UK).
Qualifications
* Must have undertaken Foundation Dentist Certified completion of Dental Foundation Training in the UK or equivalent or have evidence of at least 24 months full-time postgraduate clinical experience derived in a primary dental care setting or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the NHS.
* To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to maintain evidence of clinical currency, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months.
* 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.
The 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.
Salary: £57,853 to £95,587 a year Pro Rata for Part Time. *Pay award pending. On call allowance.
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