Band 5 Practice Nurse Primary Healthcare
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
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) Central and Wessex region are looking for a dynamic, organised, and efficient Band 5 Practice Nurse who will be working within our Primary Health Care team at Bulford Medical Centre.
* Access to learning and development tailored to your role
* An environment with flexible working options
* A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
* Free Parking
* Access to gym
* Local amenities
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team, leading 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 and Preceptorship will be provided to develop your skills and knowledge to work effectively in our teams.
We welcome applications from newly qualified Registered Nurses at the start of their Nursing career.
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.
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.
Job responsibilities
As the successful candidate, your duties include but are not limited to:
* Providing specialist high-quality person-centred primary care which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity using high quality clinical knowledge that is evidence-based, with use of core healthcare guidelines.
* 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.
* Providing safe, evidence-based, efficient, and individualised patient care.
* Undertaking preventative health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening, audiometry.
* Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients with complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).
* Providing specialist advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following assessment, diagnosis and through treatment.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for additional job duties and responsibilities.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Competencies:
* NHS Core - NHSC1 Communication Level 2
* NHS Core - NHSC2 Personal & People Development Level 2
* NHS Core - NHSC3 Health Safety & Security Level 3
* NHS Core - NHSC4 Service Improvement Level 2
* NHS Core - NHSC5 Quality Level 2
* NHS Core - NHSC6 Equality and Diversity Level 2
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health and Wellbeing Level 2
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning Level 3
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health and Wellbeing Level 2
* NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment and Treatment Planning Level 2
* NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK2 Information Collection & Analysis Level 1
Further information relating to the KSF Competencies and Levels can be found here: https://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/KSF-Handbook.pdf
The 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.
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.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
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 of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment.
Person Specification
Provide a CV
* 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.
Registrations and Memberships
* Registered Nurse with live registration on Part 1 Subsection 1 (RN1/RN(A)) of the UK NMC register.
* Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
* Please provide your membership registration number.
* You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
* Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Qualifications
* Degree, diploma or appropriate training as recognised by professional body (NMC/HCPC etc) in a relevant area.
* Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training.
* United Kingdom (UK) Driving Licence.
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.
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
£29,970 to £36,483 a year. Per annum. Pro-rata for part time.
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