MOD Dentist

Integrated Care System; Warminster; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A large healthcare organization is seeking an experienced MOD Dentist to provide clinical outputs and improve dental health for service personnel. The role is full-time, offering flexible working arrangements, and includes benefits such as reimbursement of GDC fees and paid annual leave. Ideal candidates will have relevant training and experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to contribute to a diverse team.

Benefits

Paid Annual Leave

GDC Fees reimbursed

On-Call Allowance

Access to pension scheme

Training opportunities with free transport

Discounted gym access

Qualifications

• Registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) without conditions.
• Evidence of adequate current clinical experience to practice independently.
• Maintained evidence of clinical currency undertaking primary dental care.

Responsibilities

• Maximize dental health and operational fitness of service personnel.
• Provide clinical outputs within contracted hours.
• Contribute to staff skills development.

Skills

Clinical experience

Communication

Teamwork

Confidence in IT

Education

Foundation Dentist Training

Job description

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

MOD Dentist

The closing date is 03 September 2025

Are you looking to work in a modern, patient-focused dentalpractice that prioritises quality care and professional development? At DefencePrimary Healthcare, we are intent on providing an excellent service in afriendly and encouraging environment.

When it comes to delivering outstanding patient care, ourmotivated MOD Dentists make all the difference. We know just how valuable yourskills are, so come join the wonderful team at dental centre Warminster and getready to make a positive impact!

This full-time role offers 37 hours per week and all requests towork flexibly will be considered, allowing for business needs, and reviewedannually. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.

Benefits include:

As a valued member of the team you willreceive access to outstanding rewards and employee benefits, including:

• General Dental Council (GDC) Annual Fees are currently reimbursed
• Paid Annual Leave (Pro Rata for part time)!
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• On-Call Allowance
• Access to pension scheme
• Regional training days/Peer Review Days with free transport
• Discounted fee to access camp fitnessfacilities
• Free laundry of clinical wear & FreeClinical footwear
• We offer maternity,adoption, or shared parental leave
• Free parking

Main duties of the job

Defence PrimaryHealthcare (DPHC) is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims toprovide the absolute best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces andother entitled personnel.

Our MOD Dentistsaim is to maximise the deployability of the Population at Risk, providingclinical outputs, improving, and managing the dental health and operationalfitness of service personnel for whom they are responsible for.

Within your contracted weekly hours, 2 hours may be attributed tononclinical activities including practice meetings, training, and personaladministration. Theremainder of the contracted hours are to be utilised to provide clinicaloutputs and work will be directed towards improving and maintaining the dentalhealth and operational fitness of personnel for whom you are responsible.

About us

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

Oursuccess depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military,civil servants, and contractors, all working as one, working togetherseamlessly to deliver for us.

Ourcivil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy,making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentaryprocesses. In fact, with over 2,000 distinct roles working across 650 sitesaround the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest,most exciting departments in government.

TheMinistry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from acrossthe full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as thenorm. We offer maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeksfull pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid,and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

Inreturn, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop thatrecognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of ateam.

Ifyou've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have rolesin more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your futurewill take you, together.

Job responsibilities

Our MOD Dentists aim is to maximise the deployability of thePopulation at Risk, providing clinical outputs, improving, and managing thedental health and operational fitness of service personnel for whom they areresponsible for.

Itis important that you read the attached job description and personspecification prior to applying to fully understand all the duties required byCivilian MOD Dentist within DPHC.

Selection Process:

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancyclosing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

The Selection at sift stage will be based on your CV application,once copied, and pasted onto your application. Ensure you prove that you havethe required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships inyour CV, max 3 pages.

At interview, you will be evaluated against the followingBehaviours:

• Changing and improving
• Communicating and influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Copy and paste the following link to our YouTube video for onadvice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answeringbehaviour-based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be basedon situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to thebehaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEpdNWKQSRI

Additional Information

When choosing yourBehaviour/Technical Skills examples, please make sure you use real lifescenarios that relate to your own experiences. Provide information of how youmeet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to furtherinclude examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated theskills outlined in the job advert.

ArtificialIntelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application, however,all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate andtaken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified(presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by AI, as yourown) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subjected todisciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information onappropriate and inappropriate use.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who aresuccessful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarationswill be discussed with successful candidates following the interview processand before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests maynot be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority ofcases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken toensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential,perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting areview of all pay related allowances which could effect on those allowancesthat the post currently being advertised attracts.

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

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interviewor assessment.

This role may hold Line management responsibilities, thiswill be discussed and decided on once in post.

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected ofcivil servants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new tothe Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unlessotherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

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

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

If successful for this position, you will have to provideevidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of yourvaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will beneeded. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer ofemployment being withdrawn.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotesequality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) forcandidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help orreasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail].

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero tolerance approachto unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexualharassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible andwill not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role forsuch unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also applyif you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision,would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in thatemployment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safeand healthy working environment for its staff. Under the Smoke-Free WorkingEnvironment policy, Smoking, and the use of all tobacco products (includingcombustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in theDefence working environment, however, some exemptions are in place, pleaserefer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defencepersonnel, contractors, visitors, and other non-MOD personnel. All applicantslooking for, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defenceshould be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at severalDefence Establishments.

For details on our complaints procedure, please see theImportant Information document attached.

Person Specification

Registrations and Memberships

• Full registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) without conditions. Please provide your membership registration number and ensure you include details on any current, spent or impending restrictions to practice.
• 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 registration number.

Qualifications

• Have undertaken Foundation Dentist Training (or have qualified before foundation training became compulsory in the National Health Service).
• Or
• Have evidence of adequate current clinical experience (either in the United Kingdom or abroad) to be able to practice independently.

Provide a CV

• Ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
• Copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question, Provide a CV max 3 pages.
• NOTE - you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
• Make certain to refer to the essential criteria, where applicable, as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
• Always use double spacing where possible.

Experience

• To ensure patient safety, applicants are required to have maintain evidence of clinical currency undertaking operative primary dental care, specifically a minimum of 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months.
• A background in military dentistry provision and primary dental care.
• A valid United Kingdom driving license, this is to enable travelling to and working from other local regional dental centres if requested.
• Evidence of currency with General Dental Council Continuous Professional Development requirements.
• Being prepared to contribute to the development of staff skills and knowledge.
• Confidence in utilising Information Technology.
• Participate fully in the MOD Dentist performance management and the Clinical Quality Assurance & Appraisal processes.
• Be ready to cover On-Call out of hours duties as part of a regional team, if required.

Behaviour Statement

• Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bulling, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
• Please respond with a Yes or No as appropriate.

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)

£57,853 to £95,587 a yearPer annum, pro-rata for part time. *Pay award pending