Band 4 Dental Nurse
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Thorney Island, PO10 8DHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel. Are yo...
To provide clinical and administrative support
for the provision of dental care in Defence Primary Health Care (Dental) dental
centres, to enhance force generation and operational capability and minimise
dental morbidity on operations.
Duties and responsibilities for
the role include but are not limited to:
- Ensure surgeries are prepared
appropriately for the days patients in accordance with current
regulations.
- Review the appointment diary at the
start of each planned procedure and ensure the appropriate
instrument sets are selected.
- Provide chairside support to the
operator for all operative procedures.
- Record accurate dental
charting for each patient as required by the Clinician, Practice
Supervisor/Manager, Receptionist and patient,
as appropriate.
- Ensure any delays to scheduled
appointments are reported to the Clinician, Practice
Supervisor/Manager, Receptionist and patient,
as appropriate.
Please refer to the attached Job
Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) is going through a significant
transformation programme which aims to design the way in which the new Military
Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a
consequence of this, posts within CSOC are/or may become subject to review and
potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the
transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more
substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Commands
transformation programme is committed to following the MODs framework on
managing and supporting people through the change process and places an
emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Commands
personnel and Trade Unions.
At
application stage you will be assessed against the following:
ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge,
experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application
form.
provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job
Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled
similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.
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 the supporting
information link for more information on appropriate and inappropriate
use.
Link
:
http: //civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/
NHS
Label: Artificial Intelligence and Recruitment
At
interview you will be assessed against the following:
- 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
The
interview may consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based
scenarios.
Title
- NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework
Link
- https://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/KSF-Handbook.pdf
The
sift will be completed within 10 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.
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.
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.
Access
to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This
vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
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.
If
you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments
for the recruitment process, please contact
DBSCivPers-SGDMSResourcing@mod.gov.uk.
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 interview process and before a formal offer
of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD
civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in
MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate
mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual
conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable
behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment,
discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be
considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such
unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you
resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would
have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment.
Pre-employment checks will be carried out.
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. 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.
is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Band 4 Dental Nurse in the Dental Centre at
Baker Barracks. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert.
The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due to a need to support
resilience at the Thorney Dental Centre. In the longer term there are
plans to locate the post to Pirbright. The decision to move the position
to Pirbright is delayed by; the requirement for increased infrastructure to the
premises to accommodate this. This is expected to be to at least 2
years. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and will end on 1st
January 2029. You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD
comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.
you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found successful for an
advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a
Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 3 years). At the end of the posting,
you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a
higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your
substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer
cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is
possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further
information.
you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should
join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan, you will return to your
home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties, then a
transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further
information.
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.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- General Dental Council (GDC) registration.
- 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.
Behaviour Statement
Essential
- Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, 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 Yes or No as appropriate
Qualifications
Essential: - National Examination Board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN) qualified.
Provide a CV
Essential
- 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.
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First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
12 October 2026
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