Length of employment: 23 months
Job Summary:
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.
This is a Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) as an Army Nurse Summariser in Directorate Army Recruiting (DAR). Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due the Army Top Level Budget currently reviewing the outputs they require to be delivered by the civilian workforce in its future structure. This post is being filled through fair and open competition and so the successful candidate may be offered this post on a permanent basis once the future structure of the Top Level Budget (TLB) is known and if the post endures. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23months after that date. You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.
If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 3 years). At the end of the posting, you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information.
If you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan, you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.
The positions are advertised at 37.5 hours each per week.
Job Description:
The Band 6 Nurse Summariser will provide clear visible professional advice to the Recruitment Partnership Programme (RPP) and the Medical Branch within DAR under the direction of the Band 7 Team Leader. They will ensure professional clinical delivery within the Nurse Summarising Team. The post-holder will work to ensure that all applicants Digital Medical Records, currently held on the Defence Recruitment System (DRS), are transferred and summarised onto the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP) in accordance with set time frames and protocols.
The Nurse Summarising (NS) Hub, part of Directorate Army Recruiting (DAR) was established in April 23 as part of the Medical Improvement Programme. The NS Hub supports the collection and transfer of medical information for those wishing to join the British Army, which supports the Army's recruiting effort as one of our highest priorities.
This is an autonomous role underpinned by Healthcare Governance requiring scrutiny of Primary Healthcare Records (PHCR) alongside recruitment medical assessments. Successful candidates will be involved in service improvements and the delivery of audit data to support the team. Prior knowledge of summarisation and/or Primary Healthcare/Occ Health is desirable but not essential.
The digitalisation of all applicants Medical Records and the introduction of the Nurse Summarising Hub within Defence Healthcare are initiatives that will improve the passage of applicant's medical information and centralise and standardise processes to facilitate timely recruitment. Our nurses undertake timely and effective reviews of medical documentation ensuring that all crucial information is transferred and summarised to the applicant's medical record.
The implementation of these initiatives has led to the development of additional Band 6 Civil Service Nursing posts. It is a Nurse Led remote service with an emphasis on producing high standards of work through good organisation and communication skills. Predominantly an autonomous role our nurses need to have the ability and flexibility to work remotely but still collaborate within the team. The role is underpinned by professionalism and integrity.
All applicants must hold a current Nursing Midwifery (NMC) registration and pin number and maintain the Code of Professional Conduct and standards, as well as Ministry of Defence (MOD) Policies and Guidelines at all times.
Roles and Responsibilities:
* Be responsible for your own day-to-day allocated workload, summarising medical notes, identifying any issues and actioning within your own scope of practice and expertise.
* Working with a focus to effectively and efficiently Nurse Summarise each applicants' Digital Medical Record (DMR) in order to meet the demands of the Recruit Allocation Plan (RAP).
* Complete nurse summarising to a standardised process, succinctly and in an easily usable format to support the delivery of Initial Medical Assessments at Basic Training (BT) and required medical intervention at Regional Reserve Units.
* Engage in audits and reviews of the NS process, to include Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) these will be prioritised by the NS Lead.
* Ensure that medical confidentiality is maintained at all times for all information obtained during the course of employment and beyond.
* Provide positive, professional, accountable practice.
* Attend all training that is required for the NS Hub and lead with any training that is within scope of practice.
* Establish and maintain effective written and verbal communication within the team.
* Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised nurse summarising.
* Use initiative and creativity to resolve issues that might arise and require onward reporting to NS Lead.
* Undertake defined projects as agreed with NS Lead to support the delivery of high quality clinically effective NS.
* Deputise for NS Lead at multi-stakeholder meetings and provide updates on the NS Hub operation.
* Take part in audits and initiatives within the NS Hub, in partnership with the DAR and RPP partners.
* Develop good working relationships and maintain effective communications with internal and external partners.
* Work independently to meet projects reporting timelines.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
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This post is being advertised on a fixed term basis because the Army TLB is currently reviewing the outputs they require to be delivered by the civilian workforce in its future structure. This post is being filled through fair and open competition and so the successful candidate may be offered this post on a permanent basis once the future structure of the TLB is known and if the post endures.
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* Learning and development tailored to your role.
* An environment with flexible working options.
* A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
* An NHS pension.
* A minimum of 25 days annual leave and 10.5 days Public, Bank and Privilege Day's. Rising to 27 days and then 31 days after 5 or 10-years service respectively.
This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Essential:
* Registered Nurse with live registration on Part 1 of the NMC Register and hold a valid and in-date Personal Identification Number (PIN) with no restriction of practice.
* Evidence of postgraduate qualification in Nursing.
* Evidence of up-to-date knowledge base of professional and specialist issues.
Evidence of qualification will be required at interview. All qualifications/licences declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.
Desirable:
* Knowledge and experience of working within Occupational Health / Primary Healthcare in the MOD
At application you will be asked to provide details of your job history and relevant qualifications.
At application you will be assessed against the following NHS Technical competencies:
* NHS Core 2 - Personal and People Development.
* NHS Core 5 - Quality.
* NHS Core 1 - Communication.
At interview you will be assessed against the following NHS Technical competencies:
* NHS Core 2 - Personal and People Development.
* NHS Core 5 - Quality
* NHS Core 1 - Communication
* NHS Core 4 - Service Improvement.
* NHS Core 3 - Health, Safety and Security
* Information Knowledge 1 - Information Processing.
Please refer to the attached NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework for details on the above competencies.
Application sifting will be scheduled to take placewithin 7 days of the application closing date.
Interview dates are to be confirmed. These will be held in person. We endeavour to stick to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.
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.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation's can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
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