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<br /><p>The Defence Medical Services (DMS) takes very seriously the issue of retention
and ensures the views expressed by personnel in exit interviews, conducted when they
leave the Service, inform policy in this area.</p><p>There are no Financial Retention
Incentives for personnel within the DMS as a whole. However, the Royal Navy has introduced
Financial Retention Incentives for Submariner Medical Assistants based on their Return
of Service. In addition, Medical and Dental Officers, Nurses (Officers and Other Ranks)
and Veterinary Officers have bespoke pay spines which are seen as retention positive.
Specialist Nurses are also able to claim Recruitment and Retention Pay.</p><p>There
are a number of non-remunerative incentives for DMS personnel and these include access
to funded Continuing Professional Development courses; career opportunities outside
the main clinical roles and responsibilities; inter trade transfers (predominantly
from Combat Medical Technicians and Medical Assistants into an Allied Health Professional
trade or Nursing) and the availability of post graduate training.</p><br />
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