Final Model Contract Dentist
Final Model Contract Dentist
Final Model Contract Dentist
CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT
BETWEEN:
THE POST
1. The post
1.2 The appointment is subject to the national Terms and Conditions of Service for
Salaried Primary Dental Care Services (England) (“the TCS”) which may be
amended by collective negotiation from time to time.2
2. Commencement of Employment
2.3 Your continuous employment with this employing organisation, for the purposes
of the Employment Rights Act 1996, [begins/began]* on [insert date]*.
2.4 For the purposes of certain NHS conditions of service, previous service within
the NHS, whether with this Trust or another NHS employer, although not
continuous for the purposes of the Employment Rights Act 1996 will count as
reckonable, so that for some purposes other dates prior to the dates set out
above may count. The amount of reckonable service is [ ]*.
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Employing organisation to complete
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A copy of the TCS may be found at www.nhsemployers.org
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is essential that you and we work in a spirit of mutual trust and confidence. You
and we agree to the following mutual obligations in order to achieve the best for
patients and to ensure the efficient running of the service:
THE WORK
4. Location
4.1 You may be required to work at any site within your employing organisation,
including new sites. Your principal place of work is [ ]*. Other work
locations including off site working may be required and incorporated in your
Job Plan where appropriate. You will generally be expected to undertake your
duties and responsibilities at the principal place of work or other locations
agreed in the Job Plan. You may also be required to travel between work sites
and attend official meetings at other locations.
5. Hours of work
5.1 You are required to work [insert]* hours per week, on average, excluding meal
breaks. [Note: The standard hours of work for full time staff shall be 37.5 hours
per week excluding meal breaks. The hours will need to be adjusted for part
time dentists.]
5.2 The pattern of your working hours will typically be from [insert time] to [insert
time] on [insert days].
6. Duties
Except in emergencies or where otherwise agreed with your manager, you are
responsible for fulfilling the duties and responsibilities set out in your Job Plan,
as reviewed from time to time in line with the provisions in clause 7.1 below.
Work will be carried out in accordance with the Primary Care Trust Dental
Service Directions 2006 or such successor Directions as may from time to time
be enacted.
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6.2 Objectives
The purpose of including agreed personal objectives in your Job Plan is to set
out clearly what you and your clinical manager have agreed should reasonably
be achieved in the year in question. You have a duty to make all reasonable
efforts to achieve them.
7. Job Planning
You and your clinical manager have agreed a prospective Job Plan that sets
out your main duties and responsibilities, a schedule for carrying out your
duties, your responsibilities, your accountability arrangements and your
objectives and supporting resources.
You and your clinical manager will review the Job Plan annually in line with the
provisions in Schedule 4 of the TCS.
You and your clinical manager will agree in the schedule of your job plan the
times and locations at which agreed activities are scheduled to take place. You
and your clinical manager will seek to reach agreement in the scheduling of all
activities.
8. Flexibility
You and your clinical manager can agree flexible arrangements for timing of
work.
You and your clinical manager may agree, as part of your Job Plan,
arrangements for the standard hours to be worked over any reference period.
Your Job Plan will set out variations in the level and distribution of hours within
the overall total.
You and your clinical manager may agree, as part of your Job Plan, other
arrangements for flexible scheduling of commitments over an agreed period of
time.
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9. Out of hours care
9.2 Non emergency work (outside your contracted working hours) during
weekdays or at weekends will only be scheduled by mutual agreement between
you and your clinical manager, or in accordance with your contracted
responsibilities or hours of employment.
9.3 Where you participate in an on-call rota as part of your role, your job
plan will set out the frequency of the rota.
It is a condition of your employment that you are, and remain, a fully registered
dental practitioner with the General Dental Council and be included on the list
established in accordance with the provisions of the National Health Service
(Performers List) Regulations 2004, as amended, or such successor
Regulations as may from time to time be appropriate to your employment. [It is
a condition of your employment that you also remain on the General Dental
Council’s Specialist List [Note: only required if Band C Specialist Dentist]].
Schedule 9 of the TCS sets out the principles governing the receipt of
additional fees.
We are entitled to make certain deductions from and variations to your salary,
as required by statute and by nationally agreed changes to the TCS. Other
deductions will be made with your express consent.
The appraisal process for your post is set out in Schedule 5 of the TCS. You
must co-operate fully in the operation of the appraisal scheme. You must also
comply with our clinical governance procedures. [Note: employing
organisation to add reference to local procedures]
You are required to comply with our rules and procedures governing the
acceptance of gifts and hospitalities. [Note: employing organisation to add
reference to local procedures]
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15. Policies and Procedures
You are required to comply with our Policies and Procedures as may from time
to time be in force. [Note: employing organisation to add reference to local
procedures]
The grievance procedures, which apply to your employment, are set out in
[ ]*. [Note: employing organisation to add reference to local procedures]
You will comply with our procedures for intellectual property which reflect ‘The
NHS as an Innovative Organisation, Framework and Guidance on the
Management of Intellectual Property in the NHS’. [Note: employing
organisation to add reference to local procedures]
PAY
20. Salary
Full time basic salary is set out in the latest pay circular issued by NHS
Employers.
Your basic salary will increase when you receive pay progression in
accordance with Schedule 10 of the TCS.
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Pay progression is not automatic. It is expected that you will progress
incrementally according to the criteria set out in Schedule 10 of the TCS and in
accordance with transitional arrangements. We will make all reasonable efforts
to support you in meeting the criteria for pay progression.
PENSION
22. Pension
You will be entitled to [ ] annual leave with full pay each year. [Note:
employing organisation to delete as appropriate.] Full details of annual leave
and public holidays, professional and study leave, sick leave, special leave,
maternity leave and sabbaticals are as set out in the TCS.
OTHER ENTITLEMENTS
24. Expenses
DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT
25. This is a permanent post. [Note: Employing organisation’s should amend this
paragraph as appropriate for a Fixed Term Appointment].
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TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
ENTIRE TERMS
This contract and the TCS and any local agreements contain the entire terms
and conditions of your employment with us, such that all previous agreements,
practices and understandings between us (if any) are superseded and of no
effect. Where any external term is incorporated by reference such
incorporation is only to the extent so stated and not further or otherwise.
have understood and agree to honour the terms and conditions set out in this
contract of employment
[ ] Dentists’ signature
Note:
You are normally covered by the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service
indemnity against claims of medical negligence. However, in certain circumstances
(especially in respect of service for which you receive a separate fee) you may not be
covered by the indemnity. We therefore advise you to maintain membership of a
medical defence organisation. Details of the NHS indemnity scheme may be
obtained from the Human Resources department upon request.