Band 6 Practice Nurse

Band 6 Practice Nurse

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

The closing date is 19 February 2026

This is a full-time role offering 37.5 hours per week. Part-time candidates will be considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be covered. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

As a valued member of the team you will receive access to outstanding rewards and employee benefits, including:

• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free on-site parking

The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team delivering primary healthcare nursing including elements of occupational health within the London Combined Medical Practice and will be a focal point for Primary Health Care nursing issues within area of practice. The Combined Practice is formed of three sites Woolwich, London Central and Hyde Park Practices and there is an expectation the Band 6 nurse will be required to work across all sites.

The post holder will be able to work unsupervised and provide nursing care to the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF) population at risk, holding an individual caseload, and through consultation identify, assess and diagnose patients with complex health needs, minor injuries, minor illnesses and specific diseases within their level of competence.

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 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.

The main duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective and individualised patient care.
• Manage the care of patients with chronic illnesses e.g. Asthma, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and hypertension ensuring continued maintenance of the Chronic Disease Register.
• Undertake health and well-being clinics (e.g. smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol misuse) using health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills.
• Have direct responsibility for patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporate the issues and recommendations made.
• Coordinate the development of plans to meet the health needs of patients including diagnostic tests; treatment plans, health promotion and prevention.
• Undertake preventative health programmes e.g. travel and vaccination clinics, new patients screening, audiometry.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Selection Process

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the Final date to receive applications. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

At application stage you will be assessed against the…