Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an
inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our
entitled personnel.
Are you a motivated individual who strives to deliver
excellent healthcare?
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a large
organisation working as part of a professional encouraging team?
Do you want to be part of a great organisation which has
great additional benefits? Look no further!
Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) are looking for a
dynamic, organised, and efficient Band 3 Healthcare Assistant who will be
working within our Primary Health Care team at the Regional Medical
Centre, RAF Cranwell.
There may be a requirement to work
at other facilities within the Combined Practice (RAF Cranwell, RAF Waddington & RAF Coningsby) as dictated by business needs.
The vacant post is full time working 37.5 hours per week.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs.
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we'd love to
hear from you!
Benefits
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- NHS Pension
- Free on-site parking
- Access to Gym
- Access to Pay-As-You-Dine facilities
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will work as part of a
multidisciplinary primary healthcare team, supporting the delivery of primary
healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.
Due to the nature of the business, it would be beneficial if
you have prior experience of primary care. Please see the attached Job
Description and Person Specification for more information.
We are searching for someone who is able to work
unsupervised, providing high-quality nursing care to the medical facility
population at risk holding an individual case load, and through consultation
identify, assess, and manage the care of patients with complex health needs,
minor injuries, minor illnesses, and specific diseases within their level of
competence.
Many of our practices are networked and linked to provide
support to each other. On occasion within your planned working schedule, you
may be requested to work at the linked practice site. In these situations,
travel time and cost will be allowed for.
Training will be provided to enable you to develop in your
role.
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:
-
Providing high-quality person-centred primary
care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using high
quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core healthcare
guidelines as delegated by a registered practitioner.
-
Being responsible for the delivery of
appropriate treatment, screening, and advice to patients within their
professional competence and in accordance with (DPHC) clinical guidelines and
protocols.
-
Undertaking and assisting with preventative
health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients
screening, audiometry, 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring and weight management.
-
Undertaking technical nursing treatments and
procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care,
sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Audiometry).
-
Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective,
and individualised patient care as delegated, prioritising own workload, and
ensuring effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job
Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in
further details.
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will
be based on your CV/ application form. At interview, you will be tested against
the following NHS competencies:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People
Development
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1
Promotion of health & wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment
and care planning
- NHS Information &
Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
The NHS competencies at interview will consist of a
mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based scenarios.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
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.
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.
Access
to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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
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.
This post does not offer
any assistance with relocation allowances.
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 a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
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. 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. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not
limited to:
-
Providing high-quality person-centred primary
care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using high
quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core healthcare
guidelines as delegated by a registered practitioner.
-
Being responsible for the delivery of
appropriate treatment, screening, and advice to patients within their
professional competence and in accordance with (DPHC) clinical guidelines and
protocols.
-
Undertaking and assisting with preventative
health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients
screening, audiometry, 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring and weight management.
-
Undertaking technical nursing treatments and
procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care,
sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Audiometry).
-
Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective,
and individualised patient care as delegated, prioritising own workload, and
ensuring effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job
Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in
further details.
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will
be based on your CV/ application form. At interview, you will be tested against
the following NHS competencies:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People
Development
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1
Promotion of health & wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment
and care planning
- NHS Information &
Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
The NHS competencies at interview will consist of a
mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based scenarios.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the
required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
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.
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.
Access
to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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
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.
This post does not offer
any assistance with relocation allowances.
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 a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
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. 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. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
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.
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.
Person Specification
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question; you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to 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
- National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) level 3 or equivalent experience.
Person Specification
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question; you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to 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
- National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) level 3 or equivalent experience.
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.
