Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Band 6 Practice Nurse looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient-focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high-quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at the Minley Medical Centre, Gibraltar Barracks, Camberley.
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.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
* Access to learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* On-site parking
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team delivering primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health and will be a focal point for Primary HealthCare nursing issues within the area of practice.
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
* Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised patient care.
* Undertake preventative health programmes e.g. travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening, audiometry.
* Manage the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Diabetes, Chronic Heart Disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
* Undertake technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients with complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g. wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Selection Process:
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. 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
* HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
* NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
* NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK2 Information Collection & Analysis
* NHS General NHS G6 People Management
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.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining the 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 ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.
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, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
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.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent training as recognised by professional body (UK NMC etc) in relevant area plus additional specialist qualification.
Registration and Memberships
* Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the UK NMC register.
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.
Salary: £35,392 to £42,618 a year (per annum, pro-rata for part-time). Pay award pending.
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