Band 6 Practice Nurse - Primary Healthcare

NHS; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Practice Nurse to join the Defence Primary Healthcare team at RAF Benson, offering 37.5 hours a week. You will provide high-quality nursing care and leadership in a supportive environment, with excellent benefits including NHS pension and paid holidays. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in primary care, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage a diverse range of patient needs.

Benefits

Paid holiday entitlement (plus Bank and Public Holidays)

Free Parking

Access to gym

Access to NHS pension scheme

National Health Service Fixed Rate Regional Retention Allowance (RRA)

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience in Primary Healthcare.
• Competence in triage, treatment of minor injuries and illnesses, and chronic disease management.
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage an individual case load.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality person-centred care within a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team.
• Identify, assess, and manage care for patients with complex health needs.
• Provide leadership and clinical guidance to junior staff and healthcare assistants.

Skills

Assessment skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse on RN1/RN(A) of Nursing and Midwifery Council

Continuous professional development certification

Job description

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Band 6 Practice Nurse - Primary Healthcare

The closing date is 07 July 2025

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!

This full-time role offers 37.5 hours per week, Job share will be considered, allowing for business needs, and will be reviewed annually.

• Paid holiday entitlement (plus Bank and Public Holidays)
• Free Parking
• Access to gym
• Local Amenities
• National Health Service Fixed Rate Regional Retention Allowance (RRA)
• Access to the NHS pension scheme

Main duties of the job

Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) are looking for a dynamic, organised, and efficient Band 6 Practice Nurse who will be working within our Primary Health Care team at RAF Benson.

As the successful candidate, you will work as partof a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team, leading the delivery of primaryhealthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.

Due to the nature of the business, it is essential that you have prior experience ofprimary care. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specificationfor more information.

We are searching for someone who is able towork unsupervised, providing high-quality nursing care to the medical facilitypopulation at risk holding an individual case load, and through consultationidentify, assess, diagnose, and manage the care of patients with complex healthneeds, minor injuries, minor illnesses, and specific diseases within theirlevel of competence.

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 youve 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 responsibilities

Job Purpose:

Working as partof a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team (MDT) at our Medical Centres at RAF Benson & Abingdon delivering primaryhealthcare nursing including elements of occupational health.

Working withthe Principal Nursing Officer (PNO) or Senior Medical Officer (SMO) within themedical facility (MF) and will be a focal point for Primary Healthcare nursingissues within area of practice.

Working unsupervised and provide nursing care to the Medical Facility (MF)population at risk.

Holding anindividual case load, and through consultation identify, assess and diagnosepatients with complex health needs, minor injuries, minor illnesses andspecific diseases within their level of competence.

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• You will providespecialist high-quality person-centred care which always
• Considering peoples safety, privacy and dignityusing advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.
• You will be responsible for the delivery of appropriate treatment,screening and advice to patients within their professional competence and inaccordance with Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) clinical guidelines andprotocols.
• Providing expert clinical advice, leadership andsupport ensuring the needs of the service are met by exercising anddemonstrating high levels of clinical judgement, critical analysis anddecision-making skills.
• Acting as a role model, delivering high qualitypractice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care.
• Will have line management, training and clinicalsupervision responsibilities for Military Medics, junior practice nurses,Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Please see the Job description and Person specification forfull details.

Selection process:

At application stage you will be assessed again the following:

• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and previous skills and experience.
• Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.
• The selection at sift stage will be based only on your CV

At interview you will be assessed again the following:

You will be presented with scenerios that encompass the following framework:

• NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
• NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
• NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
• NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
• NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
• NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
• NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK2 Information Collection & Analysis
• NHS General NHS G6 People Management.

A 15-20 minute presentationwill be expected at interview. Details of which will be sent to thesuccessful candidates prior to the interview date.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

When choosing your Technical Skills examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

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.

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

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.

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.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

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.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

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.

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 Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

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 [e-mail].

Person Specification

Experience

• Experienced and competent in history taking and physical assessment and the triage & treatment of minor injury/illness. immunisation, venepuncture, ear care, audiology, travel medicine, wound care, cervical screening
• Experience of leading and promoting health and well-being clinics i.e. smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol misuse, sexual health
• Experience of providing care to patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Family Planning, Diabetes, CHD and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register (dependant on population at risk)
• Experience of having provided mentorship and/or coaching to other staff
• Evidenced of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the work place
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience working within Primary Healthcare
• Experience in occupational health and military occupational health and musculoskeletal medicine

Knowledge and skills

• To be proficient in relevant Information technology (IT) systems subject to appropriate training being provided
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
• Quality improvement methodology or willingness to undertake training
• Registered non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake training

Provide your CV

• 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

• Registered Nurse on sub-Part 1 (RN1/RN(A)) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register
• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Minimum of 3 years post registration experience working within Primary Healthcare

Behaviour Statement

• Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?
• Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.

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.

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum; pro-rata; pay award pending