NHS Band 5 Practice Nurse - Primary Healthcare

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• Support the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Diabetes, Chronic Heart Disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.

• Assist with the development of plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic tests; treatment plans, health promotion and prevention.

• Plan, manage episodes of care, working in partnership with others and delegating and referring as appropriate to optimise health outcomes and resources use, as well as providing direct support to patients and clients.

• Responsible for the generation and collation of reports on own practice and that of team on service delivery and local and national targets, and monthly reporting to Healthcare Governance and other relevant Meetings.

• Strive constantly to improve practice and health outcomes so that they are consistent with or better than national and international standards through initiating, facilitating and leading change at individual team, organisational and system levels.

• Contribute to and at times lead the development of multidisciplinary research and clinical audit.

For the full list of job duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification

Selection Process Details

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employement being withdrawn. 

To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Additional Information:

The 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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The sift will be completed within 5 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.

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.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

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.

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

We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.

As 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

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

The sift will be completed within 5 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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is 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-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse.
• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.

Desirable

• In date Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Anaphylaxis
• Automated External Defibrillation (AED)
• Infection Prevention Control (IPC)
• Willingness to undertake DPHC MOD training if not already in audiometry, ear care, minor illness/injury, physical assessment and history taking and travel health.

Experience

Essential

• A full driving licence - The role will include some movement between 2 sites for training and support.

Desirable

• Proficient IT systems.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

Infantry Training Centre

Vimy Lines

Catterick Garrison

North Yorkshire

DL9 3PS

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)