Band 4 Civilian Dental Nurse

3 months ago


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

Job summary

Are youconfident, reliable, and resourceful? Do you have a great work ethic, excellentcommunication skills and you always want to deliver the best clinical care andeducation to your patients?

Are you lookingfor a fascinating role, working alongside the military, one that offersnumerous benefits and opportunities for career development in all in awelcoming team?

Then the dental team at Defence PrimaryHealthcare (DPHC) Abingdon would love to hear from you

This postwill be hours a week and requests to work flexibly and/or part time willbe considered, taking into account business needs.

Benefits

Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA) £1500 per annum(pro-rata) Access to the NHS pension scheme On-call allowance, if applicable Inclusive working environment Discount fee to access fitness facilities Free parking & laundry of clinical wear General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed Paid holiday entitlement Continuous professional development (CPD) training supplied Career development training available On-site free laundry for clinical clothing & free clinicalfootwear Defence Discount Card that offers discount in many shops anon-line shopping

Main duties of the job

Hereat Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicatedorganisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.

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 you've 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:

You will bemaintaining the standard and cleanliness of the surgery and accommodation forwhich you are responsible, reporting any deficiencies and following all local policiesand protocols.

Alsoproviding clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care inDPHC dental centres, enhancing force generation and operational capability andminimising dental morbidity on operations.

There are noexpected Line Management responsibilities with this role, any future changeswill be discussed with successful applicant at the time.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties before applying for this role.

There may be a requirement to be part of the regional on call rota for out of hours dental emergencies. This commitment is dependent upon local arrangements and may vary. This commitment may also include travelling to dental centres within the region other than the normal place of work.

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.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:

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

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.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

Please copy and paste the following link to our YouTube channel for on advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering 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:

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. 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.

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