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 hard working, organised and enthusiastic Band 6 Practice Nurse to join our friendly team here at the Headquarters (HQ) Northwood Medical Centre. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team delivering general medical services and elements of occupational health to military personnel.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
This role is being advertised as a Fixed Term Appointment. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and will end on 31st December 2024.
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will be able to work autonomously in the provision of nurse led clinics, meeting the needs of the population at risk (PAR), being able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care of patients within their level of competence.
Our successful candidate is responsible for the delivery of appropriate treatment, screening and advice to patients within their professional competence and the Defence Medical Services (DMS) 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 of the role include but are not limited to:
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments for patients with complex/specialist healthcare needs, e.g. wound care, smear tests.
- Triaging and treating patients with minor illness/injuries.
- Assisting with the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Diabetes, Chronic Disease and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
- Developing plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic tests; treatment plans, health promotion and prevention.
- Supervising and assessing clinical and administrative staff performance and development and conduct performance review process.
For further information 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 Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
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.
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 eligible 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.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application and saved under your name prior to submitting your application.
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.
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 ofall 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.
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 of the role include but are not limited to:
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments for patients with complex/specialist healthcare needs, e.g. wound care, smear tests.
- Triaging and treating patients with minor illness/injuries.
- Assisting with the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Diabetes, Chronic Disease and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
- Developing plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic tests; treatment plans, health promotion and prevention.
- Supervising and assessing clinical and administrative staff performance and development and conduct performance review process.
For further information 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 Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
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.
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 eligible 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.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application and saved under your name prior to submitting your application.
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.
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 ofall 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.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be a Registered Nurse, with live registration on Part 1 of the NMC Register and hold a valid and in date Personal Identification Number (PIN) with no restriction of practice.
- Must hold in-date Basic Life Support (BLS), Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- A minimum of three additional post-registration Primary Healthcare Nursing related qualifications specific but not limited to: Clinical Supervision, management of Long-Term Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes, Travel health, Chronic Health Disease (CHD), Family Planning/cervical cytology, Smoking Cessation.
- Mentorship Qualification
Desirable
- Professional and specialist knowledge acquired through degree/diploma, supplemented by post-graduate diploma level specialist training, experience and short courses. Including but not limited to: Clinical Supervision, Minor illness/injury, management of Long-Term Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes, Travel health, coronary heart disease (CHD), Family Planning/cervical cytology, Smoking Cessation and Independent/Non-Medical Prescribing.
- Safeguarding Level 2/3 certificated qualifications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must be a Registered Nurse, with live registration on Part 1 of the NMC Register and hold a valid and in date Personal Identification Number (PIN) with no restriction of practice.
- Must hold in-date Basic Life Support (BLS), Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- A minimum of three additional post-registration Primary Healthcare Nursing related qualifications specific but not limited to: Clinical Supervision, management of Long-Term Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes, Travel health, Chronic Health Disease (CHD), Family Planning/cervical cytology, Smoking Cessation.
- Mentorship Qualification
Desirable
- Professional and specialist knowledge acquired through degree/diploma, supplemented by post-graduate diploma level specialist training, experience and short courses. Including but not limited to: Clinical Supervision, Minor illness/injury, management of Long-Term Conditions, Asthma, Diabetes, Travel health, coronary heart disease (CHD), Family Planning/cervical cytology, Smoking Cessation and Independent/Non-Medical Prescribing.
- Safeguarding Level 2/3 certificated qualifications.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
