UK Ministry of Defence
Navy Command Nurse 2 Survival and Thermal Medicine - NHS Analogue Band 5
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Job Summary
At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.
You'll be based at the Institute of Naval Medicine (INM), the Royal Navy’s centre of excellence for occupational health. It provides world-class advice, training, and research to optimise operational capability in every environment. INM combines scientific expertise with practical support, ensuring personnel remain healthy, safe, and effective wherever they serve.
This position is advertised at 37.5 hours per week.
Job Description
The Survival and Thermal Medicine Department are looking for a dynamic, organised and efficient Band 5 healthcare professional to work within the STM team delivering specialist testing in the Exertional Heat Illness, Rhabdomyolysis, Cold Injury and Fitness Anthropometry clinics.
The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising of doctors, nurses and scientists, delivering basic nursing care to patients arriving for their appointments as well as routine organisation of the clinic. The post holder will work closely with the departmental Lead Nurse, have opportunity to support research trials and studies ensuring highly ethical research standards, and take part in delivering training and teaching to both medical and non-medical personnel.
What you'll be doing
- Pre-assessment medicals comprising of basic observations and ECG
- Supporting patients through assessment
- Phlebotomy
- Clinical stock rotation and ordering
- Supporting research projects
Person Specification
To be successful with your application, you'll need to meet the following essential criteria:
- Registered Nurse (Adult) on Nursing and Midwifery Council Register
- Competent in phlebotomy, performing ECGs and basic observations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good IT skills
Desirable Criteria
In date for Basic Life Support (BLS), Anaphylaxis, Automated External Defibrillation (AED), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Safeguarding Level 2 (Children and Adults) or willingness to undertake training. Previous Military, Defence or Occupational Health experience desirable but not essential.
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Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Technical Skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Professional Values
- Leadership, Management and Team working
- Nursing Practice and Decision Making
- Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Benefits
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- NHS pension
- Personal & professional development
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to a confidential, professional support service
- Discount schemes
- Bicycle / season-ticket loans
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.
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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Security
Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Contact Point for Applicants
Job Contact
Name: Samantha.Macfarlane796@mod.gov.uk
Email: Samantha.Macfarlane796@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment Team
Email: DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk
Further Information
Please see Further Information document attached.
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