Primary Healthcare Nurse

Military Medical Personnel; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly payments

Free uniforms provided

PVG membership or NI certificate

Free mandatory training

Job summary

Military Medical Personnel is recruiting a Primary Healthcare Nurse for a locum assignment at Catterick Medical Centre, North Yorkshire. The role is 37 hours per week, delivering Primary Health Care to Defence personnel within the DPHC framework and PAR population at risk.

The successful candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team, support clinical governance, and complete mandatory training. PVG/Access NI or equivalent may be required, and UK working status is essential.

Qualifications

• Deliver Primary Health Care services and elements of Occupational Health within a Defence Primary Healthcare team.
• Assist in supervision of untrained staff and participate in mandatory training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver PHC clinics and PAR-focused care under DPHC guidance.
• Maintain patient safety and contribute to clinical governance.
• Issue medications via PGDs/PSDs as allowed and within scope.

Job description

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

This is a locum role (37 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rate:

Hourly rate - £25.13 per hour

Job Description:

• To 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).
• To 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.
• To be involved in the development and implementation of local programmes of care/ service delivery within their scope of practice; conducting electronic searches and performing audit to promote quality improvement.
• To assist in the supervision of untrained staff within the practice, under the guidance of the Senior Nurse / Lead Clinician and within individual scope of practice.
• To undertake and remain in 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.
• To maintain patient safety and support healthcare governance activity.
• To undertake training and demonstrate competence to issue medications via Patient Group Directives (PGDs) and Patient Specific Directions (PSDs), in accordance with Joint Service Policy and as determined appropriate by the Senior Nurse / Lead Clinician.
• To 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).

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that 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.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.