Band 5 Civilian Dental Hygienist
Job Description
Job summary
Are you looking to work in a modern, patient-focused dental practice that prioritises quality care and professional development? At Defence Primary Healthcare, we are intent on providing excellent care in a friendly and encouraging environment.
When it comes to delivering outstanding patient care, our motivated dental hygienists make all the difference. We know just how valuable your skills are, so come join the wonderful team at our Chepstow dental centre. This site is a dual site location, and the successful candidate will be required to work at both Dental Centre Chepstow and Dental Centre Brecon.
This role offers 21 hours per week spread across the following locations Wednesday in Chepstow, Thursday in Brecon and a half day Friday in Chepstow.
Benefits Include:
As a valued member of the team, you will receive access to outstanding rewards and employee benefits:
- A Market Skills Supplement of £5,750 pro rata
- Access to the NHS pension scheme
- Inclusive working environment
- Discount fee to access on-site fitness facilities
- General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed
- Paid holiday entitlement
- Continuous professional development (CPD) training supplied
- Career development training available
- Free parking
- Restaurant
- Access to gymnasium
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could effect on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Main duties of the job
Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the absolute best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel.
DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with National Health Services (NHS) Standards and Ministry of Defence (MoD) policies.
You will primarily provide dental treatment, oral hygiene instruction and education, administration, enhancing force generation and operational capability and minimising dental morbidity on operations. While also providing, if requested, clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in other local DPHC sites or health fairs.
About us
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
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 distinct 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.
Job responsibilities
It is very important that you read the attached job description/person specification prior to applying to fully understand all the duties required by Civilian Dental Hygienist within DPHC.
Selection Process:
The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The Selection at application stage will be based on your CV application, once copied, and pasted onto your application. Ensure you prove that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in your CV, max 3 pages.
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.
At interview you will be assessed via the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF):
- 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
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Additional Information
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview nor any assistance with relocation allowances.
The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role does not currently hold any line manager responsibilities, any changes in the future will be discussed and agreed upon with the employee.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servicecode/the-civil-service-code.
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 successful for this position, you will have 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 needed. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Applicants approaching graduation are eligible to apply for this role, however they will need to obtain the full qualification and membership requirements prior tocommencingin post. Should you have any queries concerning your eligibility, please [email protected]
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excessfaresor temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
Please note that if a successful applicant is called forward for interview but cannot attend the date or time issued, while all attempts will be made to work with applicants the choice to change dates or times is not always possible.
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.
We recruit by merit based on fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles -
https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/recruitment/recruitmentprinciples/.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-agreat-place-to-work-for-veterans .
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 .
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 [email protected].
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 ...
