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) 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 Abingdon Medical Centre (Dalton Barracks).
Abingdon Medical Centre is a
satellite clinic of Benson Medical Centre and whilst the majority of the time
Abingdon will be the base station for this role there may be requirement for
the successful applicant to work from Benson Medical Centre as required.
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, please see details
below.
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
As
the successful candidate your duties include but are not limited to:
-
Providing specialist 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.
-
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 complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g.,
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometer,
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 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
- NHSC2 Personal &
People Development
- NHSC3 Health Safety
& Security
- NHSC4 Service
Improvement
- NHSC5 Quality
- NHSC6 Equality and
Diversity
NHS Health & Wellbeing
- HWB1
Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
- HWB2
Assessment & Care Planning
- HWB3
Protection of Health and Wellbeing
- HWB6
Assessment and Treatment Planning
NHS Information & Knowledge
- NHS
IK1 Information Processing
- NHS
IK2 Information Collection & Analysis
Further information
relating to the KSF Competencies and Levels can be
found here: NHS KSF
and development review process (scot.nhs.uk)
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications, and memberships in your CV and that you upload it when requested as you will be unable to attach it at a later stage.
The Interview will
consist of a Mix of direct questions and Clinical Situation based Scenarios.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
To be eligible to be considered for this role,
qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to
submitting your application.
The successful candidate will be required to
provide evidence of the following:
-
Professional/clinical knowledge
acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
-
Registered Nurse
with live registration on Part 1 Subsection 1 (RN1/RN(A)) of the UK NMC register.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
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 be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence 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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans.
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
As
the successful candidate your duties include but are not limited to:
-
Providing specialist 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.
-
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 complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g.,
wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometer,
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 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
- NHSC2 Personal &
People Development
- NHSC3 Health Safety
& Security
- NHSC4 Service
Improvement
- NHSC5 Quality
- NHSC6 Equality and
Diversity
NHS Health & Wellbeing
- HWB1
Promotion of Health and Wellbeing
- HWB2
Assessment & Care Planning
- HWB3
Protection of Health and Wellbeing
- HWB6
Assessment and Treatment Planning
NHS Information & Knowledge
- NHS
IK1 Information Processing
- NHS
IK2 Information Collection & Analysis
Further information
relating to the KSF Competencies and Levels can be
found here: NHS KSF
and development review process (scot.nhs.uk)
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications, and memberships in your CV and that you upload it when requested as you will be unable to attach it at a later stage.
The Interview will
consist of a Mix of direct questions and Clinical Situation based Scenarios.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
To be eligible to be considered for this role,
qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to
submitting your application.
The successful candidate will be required to
provide evidence of the following:
-
Professional/clinical knowledge
acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
-
Registered Nurse
with live registration on Part 1 Subsection 1 (RN1/RN(A)) of the UK NMC register.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
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 be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence 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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans.
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/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Sub-Part 1 RNA /RN(A) of the Nursing and Midwifery Register
- Current Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- A United Kingdom (UK) Driving Licence is required as staff may be required to work at different sites across DPHC CWX and some of our sites are in remote locations without access to a regular bus services.
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.
Registration details
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Sub-Part 1 RNA /RN(A) of the Nursing and Midwifery Register
- Current Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- A United Kingdom (UK) Driving Licence is required as staff may be required to work at different sites across DPHC CWX and some of our sites are in remote locations without access to a regular bus services.
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.
Registration details
Essential
- 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.
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).
