Practice NurseNHS

Job summary

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

This is a locum role (31.5 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rates:

PAYE - £24.59 (£21.94 + £2.65 holiday pay) per hour

Umbrella - £28.28 per hour

Main duties of the job

• 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.

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 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 us

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

A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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

Weekly payments

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.