Dental Practitioner

Overview

Locum Dental Practitioner to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at HMS Drake Dental Centre, Plymouth, Devon. This is a locum role (23 hours per week) delivering an exceptional standard of care to MoD service personnel.

Pay and Availability

Pay rates: PAYE £48.68 per hour; Self-employed £55.98 per hour. Closing date for applications: 17 August 2026.

Main duties

• Work independently to provide a full range of dental treatment to maintain oral health and undertake related general administrative duties where required to support the dental health and operational fitness of personnel.
• Assist the Senior Dental Officer (SDO), when present, or operate independently to achieve dental fitness targets for all entitled personnel, as detailed in the SG Policy and Standards Document (P&SD).
• Ensure that not less than 6.5 hours per day in 2 sessions are set aside for direct patient contact.
• Record all treatment accurately on the electronic health record and any relevant FMed documents.

About Military Medical Personnel (MMP) and Benefits

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD with vacancies on military bases across the UK and occasionally overseas.

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and a choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• PVG/Disclosure Scotland or Access NI certificate as applicable for this role
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant for support throughout the application and during the assignment

All placements are subject to satisfactory compliance requirements. MMP cannot sponsor work visas. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions on hours.

Job Responsibilities

• To work independently to provide a full range of dental treatment to maintain oral health and undertake related administrative duties as needed to support operational fitness for personnel in care.
• To assist the SDO or operate independently to achieve dental fitness targets for all entitled personnel, per policy.
• To ensure sufficient direct patient contact time (not less than 6.5 hours per day in 2 sessions).
• To ensure all treatment is recorded in the electronic health record and relevant documents.

Qualifications

• Essential: Fully registered with the General Dental Council (GDC) without restrictions.
• Foundation Training in Dentistry in the UK, or evidence of at least 12 months of full-time postgraduate clinical experience in primary dental care, or qualification prior to foundation training becoming NHS compulsory.
• Valid indemnity insurance with a recognized dental defence organisation.
• Evidence of clinical currency per JSP 950 Leaflet 4-1-4 (minimum 2 clinical sessions per week over the last 15 months).
• Completion of CPD including medical emergencies, safeguarding (children and vulnerable adults), disinfection and decontamination, radiography and radiation protection.
• Emergency and resuscitation training current and tested annually as per Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines and JSP 950 Leaflet 4-6-1.
• Health clearance checks for Exposure Prone Procedures as required by DoH policy.
• Certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to Level 3.

Disclosure and Safer Recruitment

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure to be checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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