Band 7 Occupational Health Nurse - Amended Colchester, England
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Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and hardworking Band 7 Occupational Health Nurse who will be working within our Regional Occupational Health team at Merville Barracks in Colchester.
DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the very best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with NHS Standards and Ministry of Defence policies.
Job description
The successful candidate will be supporting the delivery of a peripatetic occupational health service within an area of responsibility. The post holder will provide specialist, person-centred care which considers safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge.
This role is offered at 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly will be considered but must fit with the business need.
Person specification
Essential Criteria: The post holder will need a full and valid (United Kingdom (UK) / European Union (EU) driving licence)) as they will be asked to lead and train others in the delivery of training and education on relevant OH issues to healthcare facilities and MOD units throughout the Region.
As the successful candidate your duties include but are not limited to:
The post holder will be accountable and responsible for providing proactive, evidence based occupational health (OH) service.
Delivering OH care for the Defence service population, liaising with the chain of command (CoC), single services (sS) and other specialist Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) pillars.
Supporting change, monitoring and improving clinical standards through supervision, evidence based practice, clinical audit, research, and education thus maximising OH outputs and optimising Service Personnel’s (SP) employability / deployability.
Working in support of Commander (Comd) Defence Healthcare Recovery Group (DHRG) to manage OH services in support of the population at risk within DPHC.
Developing and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues, and ideas and / or in complex situations.
Identify knowledge and skill gaps and seek clinical supervision and / or advice as appropriate to enhance learning and development.
Developing and teaching OH staff, encouraging teamwork, and create an environment in which clinical practice is fostered, evaluated, and disseminated
For full information on the job roles please refer to the attached Terms of Reference.
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We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
- NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
- NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
- NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB1 – Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS General – NHS G6 – People Management
Benefits
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A NHS Service pension
- Free Parking
- Access to a Gym & Swimming pool
- Access to dining facilities & on-site shops
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Selection process details
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV 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.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against Technical Skills.
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.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, 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 [email protected].
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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