Band 5 Civilian Dental Hygienist

NHS; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading organization in Defence Primary Healthcare is seeking a motivated Band 5 Dental Hygienist for a part-time permanent position at Blandford Camp. The role involves providing high-quality dental care, requiring registration with the GDC and a dental hygiene qualification. Join a supportive and inclusive team focused on delivering excellent care to personnel.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Free parking

On-site coffee shop

Small Convenience store

Qualifications

• Registration as a Dental Hygienist with the General Dental Council (GDC)
• Professional indemnity insurance required

Responsibilities

• Provide dental hygiene treatment in line with approved guidelines.
• Maintain dental equipment and ensure surgery is prepared.

Skills

Professionalism

Communication

Education

Certificate/ Diploma in Dental Hygiene

Bachelors in Science (BSc) Dental Therapy/Hygiene

Job description

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 5 Civilian Dental Hygienist

The closing date is 19 June 2025

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive anddedicated organisation working to provide excellent dental care to ourentitled personnel!

Are you a professional, motivated Band 5 Dental Hygienist and do youwant only the best for your patients?If so, we would love to hear from you to come join our supportive andfriendly team at Blandford Camp.

The vacant post is part time working 22 hours per week and is a permanent position.

Could this be the role for you?If so, we'd love to hear from you!

• Training and development opportunities
• Free parking
• On-site coffee shop
• Small Convenience store

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical and administrative support for the provision of dental care in Defence PrimaryHealthcare (DPHC) Dental (D) to enhance force generation and operational capability andminimise dental morbidity on operations.

About us

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

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Provide dental hygiene treatment in line with their approved scope of practice as per GDCguidelines and in accordance with agreed patient group directive (PGD).
• At all times, whether at work or away from the workplace, act and behave in a professionalmanner that will not bring the profession or Armed Forces into disrepute.
• Work independently in accordance with DPHC (D) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)Joint Service Publications (JSP 950) Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) documents and allother relevant policy and guidelines.
• Ensure their surgery is prepared appropriately for the days patients in accordance withcurrent regulations.
• Carry out and record daily maintenance, servicing and pre-use checks of dental equipmentreporting defects in accordance with current equipment care policies.

Please read the attached job description and person specification prior toapplying to fully understand all the duties required.

Selection Process

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

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

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

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailedmust be held in full, prior to submitting your application.The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closingdate. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

Further Information

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking intoaccount business needs.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours areundertaken.

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 Servicewill 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 canbe appointed.

The level of security needed is security check.

Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your bestresponses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-basedquestions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based onsituations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to thebehaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.

https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provideevidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence ofyour vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levelswill be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in theoffer of employment being withdrawn.

There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformedpersonnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by ourpatients when based at home.

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

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fullyvaccinated 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 intoeffect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offersponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, wherea role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet thatcategory, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open toapplications from those who will require sponsorship under the pointsbased system.Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, yourapplication will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employmentwithdrawn.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative,details of which can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-greatplace-to-work-for-veterans

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilitieswho meet the minimum selection criteria.If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonableadjustments for the recruitment process, please contact

[e-mail].

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthyworking environment for its staff which includes educating them on thebenefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects ofsecond-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking.Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the useof all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobaccoproducts) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence workingenvironment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defencepersonnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. Allapplicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with theMinistry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already inplace at a number of Defence Establishments.

Person Specification

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
• Please provide your membership registration number.
• You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as
• detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
• Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid
• membership registration number.

Qualifications

• Hold a Certificate/ Diploma in Dental Hygiene or Bachelors in Science (BSc) Dental Therapy/Hygiene.
• Registration as a Dental Hygienist with
• the General Dental Council (GDC) with professional indemnity.

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)

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearPer Annum. Pro Rata for Part Time