Band 7 Nurse Manager

The successful candidate will work as part of the Aldershot Combined Medical Practice, a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team delivering advanced primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health, across two sites, the other facility being  will be the lead civilian nurse within the medical facility (MF), working to the direction of the Senior Nursing Officer (SNO), who is responsible for overall leadership and management of the Nursing team, and alongside the Deputy Senior Nursing Officer (DSNO).

You will be the focal point for day-to-day Primary Healthcare (PHC) nursing issues, reporting into the SNO and working with the DSNO to achieve nursing team objectives. Have line management responsibility for the civilian nursing team and contribute to the training and clinical supervision of Military Medics, junior practice nurses, Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) and other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Be the driving force behind the clinical practice underpinning nursing activity, conducting clinical audit, leading peer review, and supporting the SNO and DSNO to optimise clinical processes within the MF. Provide highly specialist high-quality person-centred care which always considers peoples safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence based.

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel. Our 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 distinct 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.

This is a full time role, offering 37.5 hours per week, working at Aldershot Combined Medical Practice. We offer the following employee benefits:

• Access to NHS pension scheme
• Inclusive working environment
• Learning and development opportunities
• On-site parking
• Cafe