Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 6 Practice Nurse

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Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel!

We are searching for a professional, motivated Band 6 Practice Nurse to join our encouraging and friendly team to cover two establishments in Somerset. The position is primarily based at Norton Manor Camp, Taunton with flexibility to cover clinics at Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, Ilchester as required. Travel expenses will be provided if travel to Yeovilton is required.

This post offers 37.5 hours per week, if this sounds like a role for you, please apply!

Benefits Include

An NHS Pension
Free parking
Access to the gym
An inclusive working environment

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team across 2 sites, delivering general medical services and elements of occupational health to military personnel and entitled civilian personnel. They will be responsible for the delivery of appropriate assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs, medical screening and advice to patients within their professional competence.

Because there is a necessity to travel between the 2 sites a valid drivers licence will be required.

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.

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-23-0481

Job locations

Norton Manor Camp

Norton Fitzwarren

Taunton

TA2 6PF

RNAS Yeovilton

Ilchester

BA22 8HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

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 making effective use of the eHR system at both sites.
Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures within your scope of practice for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g. wound care, sutures removal, Echocardiograms, Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care) at both sites.
Providing professional and clinical leadership to Nurses (Locum and Students) and Medical Branch ratings working in the Treatment Room / Nursing Department, whilst maintaining and actively promoting good communication through the line management chain at both sites.
Assisting as required with minor operations/procedures; ensuring the treatment areas are appropriately prepared.
Working with the multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team in order to support key outputs at each location e.g. prioritising work hours at one location during a busy period.

Please refer to 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 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.

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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 HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning

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.

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:

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 making effective use of the eHR system at both sites.
Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures within your scope of practice for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g. wound care, sutures removal, Echocardiograms, Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care) at both sites.
Providing professional and clinical leadership to Nurses (Locum and Students) and Medical Branch ratings working in the Treatment Room / Nursing Department, whilst maintaining and actively promoting good communication through the line management chain at both sites.
Assisting as required with minor operations/procedures; ensuring the treatment areas are appropriately prepared.
Working with the multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team in order to support key outputs at each location e.g. prioritising work hours at one location during a busy period.