Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
We are looking to recruit a dedicated and motivated Band 5 Practice Nurse who will be working with our primary healthcare team at the Medical Centre, Albemarle Barracks in Newcastle. The successful post holder will be delivering primary healthcare including elements of occupational health.
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you
This is a full time role of 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly, part time and or job share will be considered, taking into account business needs.
We offer the following benefits:
- NHS Pension
- Free Parking
- On site shop and Costa coffee shop
- Access to gym
- Inclusive working environment
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will be working with the Senior Practice Nurse or Senior Medical Officer within the medical facility (MF). Occasionally they may be required to help to support the medical centre at Royal Air Force Boulmer in order to meet the needs of the service.
Depending upon qualifications and experience our successful candidate will have responsibility for the delivery of appropriate assessment treatment, screening and advice to patients within their professional competence and in accordance with Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) clinical guidelines and protocols.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised patient
care.
- Once trained and assessed competent undertaking preventative health
programmes e.g. travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening,
audiometry.
- Supporting the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma,
Diabetes, Coronary heart disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued
maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients (e.g.
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs).
- Providing assistance to the Senior Medical Officer performing minor surgery.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
SELECTION PROCESS DETAILS
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
- NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
- NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB2 – Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB3 – Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB1 – Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK1 – Information Processing
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK2 – Information Collection & Analysis
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application and saved under your name prior to submission.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 in to 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 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised patient
care.
- Once trained and assessed competent undertaking preventative health
programmes e.g. travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening,
audiometry.
- Supporting the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma,
Diabetes, Coronary heart disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued
maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients (e.g.
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs).
- Providing assistance to the Senior Medical Officer performing minor surgery.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
SELECTION PROCESS DETAILS
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
- NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
- NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB2 – Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB3 – Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB1 – Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK1 – Information Processing
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK2 – Information Collection & Analysis
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application and saved under your name prior to submission.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 in to 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 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
Experience
Essential
- Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS) Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Safeguarding Level 3 (Children and Adult, (depending on population at risk) or willingness to undertake training
Desirable
- Minimum of 1 year post registration experience
- To be proficient in relevant IT systems subject to appropriate training being provided
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/ clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Other Skills Required
Essential
- Willingness to undertake specific training to fulfil competency for role (e.g. audiometry, ear care, minor illness/injury, physical assessment and history taking, travel health) and Defence Primary Health Care /Ministry of Defence training, as appropriate
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS) Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Safeguarding Level 3 (Children and Adult, (depending on population at risk) or willingness to undertake training
Desirable
- Minimum of 1 year post registration experience
- To be proficient in relevant IT systems subject to appropriate training being provided
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/ clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Other Skills Required
Essential
- Willingness to undertake specific training to fulfil competency for role (e.g. audiometry, ear care, minor illness/injury, physical assessment and history taking, travel health) and Defence Primary Health Care /Ministry of Defence training, as appropriate
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
