Job summary
Are you hard working, organised and looking to work as part as a team? If so, Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Part Time Practice Nurse at HMS Raleigh located in Torpoint!
Please note the current vacancy is advertised at 22.5 hours per week and the salary will be pro-rata for the part time hours undertaken.
Benefits:
- Access to the NHS pension scheme
- Inclusive working environment
- Free parking
- Access to gym
Main duties of the job
Acting as the Practice Nurse, you will work as part of a multi disciplinary primary healthcare team delivering general medical services and elements of occupational health to military personnel on visiting the Medical Centre.
Furthermore, as the Practice Nurse, you will be responsible for the delivery of appropriate treatment, screening and advice to patients within their professional competence.
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
MAIN JOB OBJECTIVES:
- Triaging patients with
minor illness/injury providing medical care where appropriate or referring
to a Medical Officer.
- Providing appropriate assessment, planning
and evaluation of care needs for patients with relatively stable health needs.
- Carrying out Occupational
Medical prelims- Aircrew, Heavy Goods Vehicle, Diving etc.
- Carrying out new joining
screening in accordance with current policy.
For the full list of 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 Technical Competencies:
-
NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHS6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care
Planning
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the application form.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN JOB OBJECTIVES:
- Triaging patients with
minor illness/injury providing medical care where appropriate or referring
to a Medical Officer.
- Providing appropriate assessment, planning
and evaluation of care needs for patients with relatively stable health needs.
- Carrying out Occupational
Medical prelims- Aircrew, Heavy Goods Vehicle, Diving etc.
- Carrying out new joining
screening in accordance with current policy.
For the full list of 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 Technical Competencies:
-
NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHS6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care
Planning
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the application form.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.
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).
