About the job

Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) (SNI), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Band 5 Civilian Dental Hygienist who will be working within our Dental Department, here at Leuchars Dental Centre, Leuchars Station. The post will require you to travel to, Dental Centre RM Condor Arbroath Angus DD11 3SJ. 

The position offers 37.5 hours per week.

Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

As the successful Civilian Dental Hygienist, you will be required to provide clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Healthcare dental centres (DC), to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise dental morbidity on operations.

Person specification

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

• Informing GDC of annual Continual Professional Development (CPD) undertaken, when requested.
• Undertaking CPD in the core subjects of medical emergencies, Infection Prevention Control (IPC), disinfection and decontamination, radiography and radiation protection, legal and ethical issues and handling complaints, as recommended by the GDC. 
• Maintaining immunological protection against Hepatitis B in accordance with current guidelines, advising the line manager of any change to immunological status.

Please read attached Terms of Reference for the role requirements in further detail.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A NHS pension
• Parking available
• On-site gym 
• A Market Skills Supplement of £5,750 per annum (pro rata) will be offered to the successful candidate. 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

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

• NHS Core – NHS6 – Equality and Diversity
• 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 

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Additional Information

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. 

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. 

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. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity 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. 

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. 

Due to COVID 19, there is now a requirement for dental clinical staff to be fit tested for a FFP3 mask, which has to be worn when managing a patient who is undergoing an aerosol generating procedure (AGP) the successful candidate will be fit tested prior to commencing employment. 

The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. In-line with the NHS England approach, MOD is in the process of making full vaccination a condition of deployment for its healthcare workers employed across the UK. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require our staff to have the COVID vaccine and we will ask for proof of vaccination status during the recruitment process. Please see the attached further information document for full details. 

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. 

Please be aware that MoD medical roles based in Scotland will be aligned with the Agenda for Change NHS Pay Scales and Bands for England and Wales.

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 dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk. 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.