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 have a great opportunity for a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Band 6 Nurse to join our Reserves Occupational Health Care team here at Baden Powell House, Catterick Garrison, DL9 3JS to provide rapid, timely and high quality occupationally focused primary healthcare to members of the volunteer reserve forces (VRF) personnel.
This is a permanent, full-time position offering 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as a clinical and educational resource to colleagues, Civilian Medical Practitioners and Medical Officers and offer advice to reserve unit commanders on the military employability of their personnel.
The primary focus is on
occupationally focused primary care including supporting occupational grading,
force preparation and demobilisation, and health surveillance of Reserve
personnel.
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 youve 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 and responsibilities for the role include, but are not limited to:
- Receiving, evaluating and advising on requests for occupationally focused healthcare from members of the VRF and Reserve Unit chains of command.
- Providing initial assessment planning, implementing and evaluating care with a high level of autonomy.
- Appraising and summarising patients' health care records where relevant to military employability and referring to medical colleagues where further assessment is required.
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas relating to occupationally focused healthcare for Reserve personnel (including occupational health and travel medicine).
Please pay particular attention to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties before applying.
Selection Process:
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing
date. Interviews will be held a on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At
interview, you will be tested against the following National Health Service
(NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework:
- NHSC1 Communication
- NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHSIK3 Knowledge &Info Resources
- HBW1 Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
A 5-10 minute presentation will also be required at interview.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best
responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based
questions.Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on
situations from work, volunteering, or home; match your situation to the
behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit:
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed
must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part
time hours are undertaken.
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.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not proof of your immunity, butyour serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence 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 redeploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when they are based at home.
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. 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 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. This role does not meet that
category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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,
Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
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 dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include, but are not limited to:
- Receiving, evaluating and advising on requests for occupationally focused healthcare from members of the VRF and Reserve Unit chains of command.
- Providing initial assessment planning, implementing and evaluating care with a high level of autonomy.
- Appraising and summarising patients' health care records where relevant to military employability and referring to medical colleagues where further assessment is required.
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas relating to occupationally focused healthcare for Reserve personnel (including occupational health and travel medicine).
Please pay particular attention to the attached job description and person specification for the full list of duties before applying.
Selection Process:
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing
date. Interviews will be held a on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At
interview, you will be tested against the following National Health Service
(NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework:
- NHSC1 Communication
- NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHSIK3 Knowledge &Info Resources
- HBW1 Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
A 5-10 minute presentation will also be required at interview.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best
responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based
questions.Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on
situations from work, volunteering, or home; match your situation to the
behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit:
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed
must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part
time hours are undertaken.
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.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not proof of your immunity, butyour serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence 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 redeploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when they are based at home.
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. 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 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. This role does not meet that
category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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,
Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK
(www.gov.uk)
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 dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Provide a C.V.
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full C.V. as your response to this question you will not be able to upload your C.V. as an attachment. Please ensure you refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Registration with relevant professional body; you are expected to have the skills required to work as a registered professional and adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the above, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid registration number.
Immunisation Status
Essential
- Hepatitis B immunity, with serology report required.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a primary care or occupational health setting.
Person Specification
Provide a C.V.
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full C.V. as your response to this question you will not be able to upload your C.V. as an attachment. Please ensure you refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included. Please use double spacing where possible.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse with demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above. Registration with relevant professional body; you are expected to have the skills required to work as a registered professional and adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the above, prior to submitting your application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid registration number.
Immunisation Status
Essential
- Hepatitis B immunity, with serology report required.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a primary care or occupational health setting.
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).
