Job summary
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) are looking for a dynamic,
organised, and efficient Band 3 Healthcare Assistant who will be working
within our Primary Health Care team at RAF Halton, Aylesbury.
This position offers 37.5 hours per week.
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits Include:
- Free Parking
- Access to Gym
- Access to NHS Pension
- A culture encouraging Inclusion and Diversity
- Training and preceptorship will be provided to enable you to develop in your role.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will work as part
of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team, supporting 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. Therefore, a Driving License is 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
-
Providing high-quality person-centred
primary care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using
high quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core
healthcare guidelines as delegated by a registered practitioner.
-
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
-
Undertaking and assisting with preventative
health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients
screening, audiometry, 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring and weight management.
-
Undertaking technical nursing
treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g.,
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Audiometry,)
-
Providing
assistance to the Senior Medical
Officer performing minor surgery
- Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective,
and individualised patient care as delegated, prioritising own workload, and
ensuring effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further details.
Selection Process 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 for interview.
Requests to work part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.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 your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication Level 2
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development Level 2
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality Level 2
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing Level 1
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning Level 1
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB5 Provision of Care to meet Health and Wellbeing needs
Level 1
Further information
relating to the KSF Competencies and Levels can be
found here: NHS KSF and development review process (scot.nhs.uk)
The
Interview will consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based
scenarios.
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. (You will need to copy and paste the link into your browser).
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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.
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.
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 for the role include but are not limited to:
-
Providing high-quality person-centred
primary care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using
high quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core
healthcare guidelines as delegated by a registered practitioner.
-
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
-
Undertaking and assisting with preventative
health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients
screening, audiometry, 24hr Blood Pressure monitoring and weight management.
-
Undertaking technical nursing
treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g.,
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Audiometry,)
-
Providing
assistance to the Senior Medical
Officer performing minor surgery
- Providing safe, evidence-based, cost-effective,
and individualised patient care as delegated, prioritising own workload, and
ensuring effective time management strategies are embedded in own practice.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further details.
Selection Process 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 for interview.
Requests to work part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.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 your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication Level 2
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development Level 2
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality Level 2
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing Level 1
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning Level 1
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB5 Provision of Care to meet Health and Wellbeing needs
Level 1
Further information
relating to the KSF Competencies and Levels can be
found here: NHS KSF and development review process (scot.nhs.uk)
The
Interview will consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based
scenarios.
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. (You will need to copy and paste the link into your browser).
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent Diploma
- Driving Licence is required.
Person Specification
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to Health and Social Care Level 3 or equivalent Diploma
- Driving Licence is required.
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.
