Dental Practitioner for Defence Primary Healthcare

2 weeks ago


Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services) Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Civilian Dental Practitioner to join our team at Defence Primary Healthcare. As a key member of our Primary Health Care team, you will be responsible for providing clinical outputs, improving, and managing the dental health and operational fitness of service personnel.

Key Responsibilities

  • Inspecting personnel for whom you are responsible at intervals in accordance with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and providing follow-up treatment as required.
  • 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.
  • Working collaboratively with professional colleagues and in the best interests of patients.
  • Onward referral of personnel to enhanced practitioners, specialists, or consultants for treatment as appropriate.

What We Offer

  • A Civil Service Pension
  • An inclusive working environment
  • Free parking
  • Discounted fee to access fitness facilities
  • Free laundry of clinical wear
  • Free clinical footwear
  • Paid annual leave

About Us

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff. We are an inclusive organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel. We offer a range of benefits, including a Civil Service Pension, an inclusive working environment, and free parking.

Selection Process Details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and the selection at sift stage will be based on your CV application. Ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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 Civil Service Behaviours:

  • Changing and Improving
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing Self and Others
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace

Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice on preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based questions.

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 security check.

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.

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

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.

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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/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 .



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