British High Commission Job vacancy July 18 2015: Primary Care nurse needed (Abuja)

The post holder is responsible for the delivery of basic practice nursing services care to the practice population as agreed by FCO Health & Welfare and Head of Mission. Supported by senior nurses within the organisation, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role, focusing upon supporting patients to be healthy, monitoring of long-term conditions, health prevention and screening activities contributing to the physical and mental adjustment of staff and their families at post. They will work collaboratively with the health & welfare team, healthcare partners and local management to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing nurse leadership as required.

Job Title: Primary Care Nurse
Job Location: Abuja

JOB SALARY : N 458,509 per month

Job Roles and responsibilities:
 Clinical practice
 Act as primary care provider in accordance with the NMC or equivalent Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice, working within the boundaries of your training and experience in each area, ensuring that clinical governance in maintained within the practice.

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote health and well-being, and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition

Identify, and manage as appropriate, treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care

Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care.


Deliver opportunistic health promotion using opportunities such as new-patient medicals
 Support and participate in shared learning across the practice and wider organisation



Management of risk
 Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients.

Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitive and increase access to health care for all.

Participate in the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values and culture of general practice.

Contribute to the management of health and safety at work for post.

Oversee and maintain medical equipment for out of clinic use.


Contract, Salary and Other Benefits, Working Hours and Annual Leave

This is an ongoing contract and it is fulltime.

The starting salary is fixed at N458, 509 per month. If the successful candidate is not liable to pay Nigerian tax there will be a 10% notional tax deduction on the basic salary. Contributory pension and health insurance schemes are available.

The core Working hours are from 8.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday, on call only in an event of major incident, there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will work outside these hours when relevant BHC events and priorities demand it and flexible working practices are encouraged where possible.

Annual leave will be prorated according to working hours

Job Experience:

· Registered nurse in Nigeria or country of Nationality.

· Minimum 2 years acute healthcare experience but preferably 5 + years post registration experience in acute health care facility.

· Minimum 2 years post- registration experience.

· At least 1 year recent primary and community nursing experience.

Job Qualifications:

· Relevant nursing/health degree

· Registered first level nurse

NOTE:

· All applicants must be legally able to work in Nigeria with the correct visa/status or work permit.

· The British High Commission in Abuja is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.

· Employees recruited locally by the British High Commission in Abuja are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment law in Nigeria.

· Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

· Reference checking and security clearances will be conducted.

· If you have not heard from us 3 weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Any questions you may have about this position will only be answered during interview, should you be invited.

Method of Application
 Please read these notes carefully to ensure that your application is received and processed.

All applicants should submit a short (1 page maximum) covering letter stating why they are a suitable candidate for the position along with a copy of their CV (2 page maximum) that includes evidence of your eligibility; outlines your skills and experience relevant to this role and gives details of two referees whom we may contact, all in English. A copy of your nursing licence needs to be submitted as well, by email to: Recruitment.Africa@fco.gov.uk 

Internal candidates should also submit the above with a copy of their appraisals covering the past 24 months.

All candidates should use the following subject line for their email: 12/15 ABJ, Primary Care Nurse.

Please submit only the requested documents. Please also ensure that your email including attachments is no larger than 2 megabytes, otherwise it may be rejected by your email system or the systems through which it will pass en route to us.

Internal candidates and spouses of UK diplomatic officers: Please quote in the subject line of your email, the Vacancy Notice No: 12/15 ABJ, Primary Care Nurse, and also indicate that you are an internal candidate or the spouse of a diplomatic officer.

Applications will only be accepted by email.

The closing date is 29 July 2015 and no further applications will be accepted after this date.

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