Band 5 Nurse

Ministry Of Defence; Berechurch; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department in the UK is looking for a Primary Health Care nurse to deliver comprehensive care and support to military personnel. This full-time role is based in Colchester, requiring collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate clinical competence and commitment to providing excellent healthcare. Benefits include access to a gym, free parking, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to gym

Free Parking

Inclusive Working Environment

Learning and development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate Primary Health Care nursing to medical facility population.
• Deliver assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs.

Job description

Overview

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel. This is a full time role, offering 37.5 hours per week, working as part of the Colchester Group Practice based at Merville Barracks, Colchester. There may be a requirement to provide cover at other facilities within the Colchester Combined Practice (Wattisham & Woodbridge) and The Military Correctional Training Centre (MCTC) if necessitated by business needs.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing appropriate Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing to the medical facility population at risk in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary primary healthcare team.
• You 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 in line with current policy, guidelines and utilising agreed evidence based practice.

Benefits

• Access to gym
• Free Parking
• Inclusive Working Environment
• Learning and development opportunities

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.