Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 16 December 2025Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.Are you a motivated individual who strives to deliver excellent healthcare?Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a large organisation working as part of a professional encouraging team?Do you want to be part of a great organisation which has great additional benefits? Look no furtherThis is a full time position consisting of 37.5 hours per week.BenefitsAn NHS pensionAn inclusive working environmentFree parkingAccess to an onsite gymMain duties of the jobThe successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team delivering primary healthcare for Recruits, Service Persons and their dependents, including occupational health.You will work with the Senior Nursing Management within the Medical Facility (MF) including remote support to Group practice location(s). They will be a focal point for Specialist Primary Healthcare management focus delivery and management of Force Health Protection, Minor Illness and Chronic disease management.You will also hold an autonomous case load, and through consultation identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs, minor injuries, minor illnesses and specific diseases within their level of competence within Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) clinical guidelines and protocols. It will be expected that the clinician has prescribing or willingness to train to deliver in this area of practice.You will be providing specialist high-quality person-centred care which always considers people's safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.You will have training and clinical supervision responsibilities for Military Medics, junior practice nurses, Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) and other members of the multidisciplinary team.About usOur success depends on our people, our Whole Force, regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.Job responsibilitiesAs the successful candidate your duties will include, but are not limited to:Providing specialist high-quality person-centred primary care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using high quality clinical knowledge that is evidence based, with use of core healthcare guidelines.Being responsible for the delivery of appropriate treatment, screening, and advice to patients within their professional competence and in accordance with (DPHC) clinical guidelines and protocols.Providing safe, evidence-based, efficient, and individualised patient care.Undertaking preventative health programmes such as travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening, audiometry.Undertaking technical nursing treatments and procedures for patients complex/specialist healthcare needs (e.g., wound care, sutures removal, Electrocardiograms (ECGs), Cytology, Audiometry, Ear Care).Providing specialist advice and support to patients, their families and other healthcare professionals following assessment, diagnosis and through treatment.Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.