Band 6 Practice Nurse

Ministry Of Defence; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government healthcare organization in Wallingford is seeking a Band 6 Practice Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team. This full-time role involves delivering primary healthcare nursing, addressing complex health needs, and working within a supportive military environment. The successful candidate will enjoy numerous benefits including an NHS pension, inclusive workplace, and access to an onsite gym. This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to healthcare within the military community.

Benefits

NHS pension

Inclusive working environment

Free parking

Access to an onsite gym

Onsite Shop

Responsibilities

• Deliver primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.
• Work with the Principal Nursing Officer or Senior Medical Officer.
• Provide nursing care to the Medical Facility population at risk.
• Identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs.

Job description

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel. Are you a Band 6 Practice Nurse looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at the Benson Combined Practice, Royal Airforce Benson, Oxfordshire. 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 Abingdon. In these situations, travel time and cost will be allowed for. The vacant post is Full time working 37.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team (MDT) delivering primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.
• The post holder will work with the Principal Nursing Officer (PNO) or Senior Medical Officer (SMO) within the medical facility (MF) and will be a focal point for Primary Healthcare nursing issues within area of practice.
• The post holder will be able to work unsupervised and provide nursing care to the Medical Facility (MF) population at risk.
• The post holder will hold an individual case load, and through consultation identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs, minor injuries, minor illness and specific diseases within their level of competence.

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.

About the Department

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.

Benefits

• An NHS pension
• An inclusive working environment
• Free parking
• Access to an onsite gym
• Onsite Shop