Job summary
We are Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) and we are searching for a professional, motivated Band 6 Practice Nurse to join our encouraging and friendly team within the Regional Medical Centre, RAF Marham, Kings Lynn.
DPHC is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
This post offers 37.5 hours per week, if this sounds like a role for you, please apply.
Benefits include:
- A NHS Pension
- Pay as you dine
- Free parking
- On-site shop
- An inclusive working environment
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as part of a
multidisciplinary (MDT) primary healthcare team delivering primary healthcare
nursing including elements of occupational health.
This position will suit someone who is able to work
unsupervised, providing nursing care to the medical facility population at
risk. You will hold an individual case load, and through consultation identify,
assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs, minor injuries, minor
illnesses and specific diseases within your level of competence. You will also
have line management, training and clinical supervision responsibilities for
Military Medics, Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants (HCA) and other
members of the MDT.
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 you've 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 include, but are not limited to:
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g. wound care, sutures removal, electrocardiogram (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).
- Providing assistance to the Senior Medical Officer performing minor surgery.
- Having direct responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.
- Supporting the development and delivery of specialist services, such as long term disease management (i.e. diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension) acting as a regional resource for advice and regional clinics.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
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.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
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.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube - Please note, if you are viewing this on NHS Jobs, you may need to copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
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 selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS General NHS G6 People Management
The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients and service users. MOD policy remains aligned with the government position that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from the risk of getting seriously ill/dying from COVID-19 and reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. We therefore encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Detail concerning the options available for vaccination against COVID-19, along with information on risks and side effects is available from: Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - NHS (www.nhs.uk) to enable individuals to make an informed decision.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g. wound care, sutures removal, electrocardiogram (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).
- Providing assistance to the Senior Medical Officer performing minor surgery.
- Having direct responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.
- Supporting the development and delivery of specialist services, such as long term disease management (i.e. diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension) acting as a regional resource for advice and regional clinics.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
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.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
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.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube - Please note, if you are viewing this on NHS Jobs, you may need to copy and paste the following link in to your browser: https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
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 selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS General NHS G6 People Management
The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients and service users. MOD policy remains aligned with the government position that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from the risk of getting seriously ill/dying from COVID-19 and reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. We therefore encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Detail concerning the options available for vaccination against COVID-19, along with information on risks and side effects is available from: Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - NHS (www.nhs.uk) to enable individuals to make an informed decision.
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.
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
- 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
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Current registration with The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Registered nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register
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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within Primary Healthcare.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Current registration with The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Registered nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register
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.
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within Primary Healthcare.
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).
