Primary Healthcare Nurse

Military Medical Personnel; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment consultancy is seeking a Primary Healthcare Nurse for a locum role with the Ministry of Defence in Northallerton. The role involves delivering high-standard care to service personnel, working within a multi-disciplinary team, and requires essential qualifications such as registration with NMC and experience in Primary Healthcare. Attractive benefits include competitive pay and flexible assignments tailored to your availability.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Free uniforms

Weekly payments

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's post-registration experience in Primary Healthcare within the last three years.
• Current personal medical indemnity insurance required.
• In-date training for Basic Life Support, Anaphylaxis, and Automated External Defibrillator.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Primary Health Care services to the Defence Medical Services.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assist in the supervision of untrained staff.

Skills

Registered Nurse (Adult) Level 1

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Venepuncture

Safeguarding Children and Young People

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

Education

NMC Personal Identification Number

Job description

We are looking for a Primary Healthcare Nurse to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Leeming Medical Centre, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

This is a locum role (37.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rate: PAYE – £21.85 per hour, Umbrella – £25.13 per hour.

Job Description

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, under the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) organisation, delivering Primary Health Care (PHC) services and elements of Occupational Health and Health Promotion to the Defence Medical Services (DMS) entitled Population at Risk (PAR).
• Be responsible to the Senior Medical Officer / Lead Clinician / Senior Nurse and provide routine clinics as directed to meet the needs of the organisation and the PAR.
• Be involved in the development and implementation of local programmes of care/service delivery within scope of practice; conduct electronic searches and perform audits to promote quality improvement.
• Assist in the supervision of untrained staff within the practice, under guidance of the Senior Nurse / Lead Clinician and within individual scope of practice.
• Undertake and remain up to date for all mandatory training as set out in the most current DPHC Guidance Note entitled Mandatory Training for Locums, Agency Staff and single Service personnel working within DPHC.
• Maintain patient safety and support healthcare governance activity.
• Undertake training and demonstrate competence to issue medications via Patient Group Directives (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs), in accordance with Joint Service Policy.
• Work, if required, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing basic ward-based nursing care within a Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) bedded-down facility to the Defence Medical Services (DMS) entitled Population at Risk (PAR).

Essential Requirements / Qualifications / Experience

• Registered Nurse (Adult) Level 1 with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold a valid, in-date Personal Identification Number (PIN); not subject to any restrictions of practice.
• Hold current, valid personal medical indemnity insurance.
• Minimum of one year’s post-registration experience working as a Band 5 or higher grade in a Primary Healthcare (PHC) setting within the last three years (Band 5 or higher ward experience acceptable if role is part of a primary care bedding-down facility rota only).
• In-date for Basic Life Support (BLS), Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) with certification.
• Evaluation of deteriorating patient (e.g., use of Medical Early Warning Systems (MEWS)).
• Completed Immunisation and Vaccination Foundation Training in accordance with national immunisation and vaccination standard training requirements (Public Health England) and either: provide certification, or proof of clinical competency from a previous employer or Line Manager who is a current practicing GMC or NMC registrant (dated within last 12 months).
• In-date for Immunisation and Vaccination annual update e-learning training (including young children if engaged within a family practice) and provide certification.
• In-date for venepuncture and provide certificates of training/qualification/update undertaken within last three years or proof of clinical competency from a current practicing GMC or NMC registrant.
• In-date and provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits

• Specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence.
• Contracted supplier to the MOD with vacany on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.
• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model.
• A generous “Refer a Friend” bonus scheme.
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit availability.
• Free uniforms provided (if required).
• PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training.
• Assigned an experienced consultant to support throughout application and assignment.

All job placements are subject to receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements. MMP is unable to sponsor work visas; applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.