Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Are youlooking to work in a modern, patient-focused dental practice that prioritisesquality care and professional development? At Defence Primary Healthcare, weare intent on providing excellent care in a friendly and encouragingenvironment.
When it comesto delivering outstanding patient care, our motivated civilian dental nursesmake all the difference. We know just how valuable your skills are, so comejoin the wonderful team at dental centre Halton and get ready to make apositive impact!
This postwill be 37.5 hours a week and requests to work flexibly and/or part time willbe considered, taking into account business needs.
Benefits Include
* Dental Nurse Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 perannum (pro-rata)
* Access to the NHS pension scheme
* On-call allowance, if applicable
* Inclusive working environment
* Discount fee to access fitness facilities
* Free parking
* Paid holiday entitlement
* On-site free laundry for clinical clothing & free clinicalfootwear
* Defence Discount Card that offers discount in many shops anon-line shopping
Pleasebe advisedthat the Department is conducting a review ofall pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the postcurrently being advertised attracts.
Main duties of the job
DPHCis a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the very bestprimary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel.DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with NHS Standards and MoDpolicies.
The primary purpose ofthe successful candidate will be to provide clinical and administrative supportfor the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Heath Care (DPHC) dentalcentres, to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimisedental morbidity on operations.
About us
Hereat Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicatedorganisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force, regular and reservistmilitary, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, workingtogether seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developingstrategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making andParliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles workingacross 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to joinone of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining peoplefrom across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways ofworking as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parentalleave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay anda further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and developthat recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual andpart of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, wehave roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's seewhere your future will take you, together
Job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
* 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.
* 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.
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
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV.Please ensure that you demonstrate you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it. Make sure no personal details are included and add as much relevant information to your application to show your skills and experience to the sifting team, let them know what you can offer this role.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date.Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:
* 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
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
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.
Further Information
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.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
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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.
We recruit by merit based on fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles, details of which can be found at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitment-principles/
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, details of which can be found at 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-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
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.
For details on our complaints procedure, please see the Important Information document attached.
Person Specification
* Please provide your membership registration number.
* 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.
Qualifications
* National Examining Board for Dental Nurse (NEBDN) Certificate or National Vocational Qualification in Oral Healthcare Dental Nursing Level 3.
Registrations and Memberships
* General Dental Council (please include details on any current, spent or impending restrictions to practice).
Provide a CV
* 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.
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
£26,530 to £29,114 a year(pro rata for part time)
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