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Military Medical Personnel; Chester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Military Medical Personnel is seeking a Locum Practice Nurse to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence at Chester Medical Centre, Chester, Cheshire. The role is a locum position for 37 hours per week delivering primary health care to MoD personnel.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team under DPHC, deliver routine nurse-led clinics, and participate in mandatory training while contributing to patient safety and clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Nurse must be registered and eligible to work in the UK.
• Experience delivering primary health care services is advantageous, ideally in a defence or military context.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team under DPHC delivering PHC services and occupational health elements.
• Provide routine nurse-led clinics and meet PAR needs.
• Develop and implement care programmes; use IS for audits and evaluations.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in nurse-led clinics.
• Contribute to line management and development of other nurses, ensuring scope of practice compliance.
• Undertake mandatory training as per DPHC Guidance.
• Maintain patient safety and support healthcare governance.
• Demonstrate competence to issue medications via PGDs and PSDs.

Job description

We are looking for a Locum Practice Nurse to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at Chester Medical Centre, in Chester, Cheshire.

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 rates:

Hourly rate: £28.28 per hour

• 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 programmes of care/ service delivery within their scope of practice; utilising Information Systems (IS) to interrogate/support clinical audit and conduct service evaluations.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate clinical care of patients in the provision of nurse led clinics, including communication with senior clinicians, outside agencies and disciplines as required.
• To contribute to, and if acting as the Lead Nurse to co-ordinate, in association with the Senior Nurse / Lead Clinician, the line management, supervision and development of other nurses / untrained personnel and ensure individuals work within their 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 and promote 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.

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.

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.