Band 6 Practice Nurse - Primary Healthcare

Job description

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, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
• Undertake technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care, sutures removal, Electro-Cardiogram (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).
• Undertake health and well-being clinics (e.g., smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol misuse) using health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.

For the full list of job duties and 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 expected to give a presentation, the topic will be confirmed prior to the interview.

You will also be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills at interview:

• NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
• NHS Core - NHSC3 - Health, Safety & Security
• NHS Core - NHSC5 - Quality
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing.
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning.
• NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing

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your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employement being withdrawn.

To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

Additional Information:

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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.

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.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register.
• Professional and specialist knowledge in primary healthcare acquired through post graduate degree/diploma or actively working towards this
• OR can demonstrate equivalent level of competence and experience.
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training.
• Quality improvement methodology or willingness to undertake training.
• Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS) Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Safeguarding Level 3 (Children and Adult depending on population at risk) or willingness to undertake training.
• Registered non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake training

Experience

Essential

• To be proficient in relevant IT systems subject to appropriate training being provided

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

MOD Lyneham

Chippenham

Wiltshire

SN15 4XX

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)