Job summary
Here at the Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a Physiotherapist looking for career-development in a phenomenal team, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities in this captivating and exciting role.
The PCRF is a vibrant and fast paced organisation that seeks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency of injured service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation.
Does this sound the challenge for you!
Benefits:
- NHS Pension
- Access to mess & gym
- Onsite shop, cafe
- Inclusive working environment
Main duties of the job
As the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for the care of personnel referred to the PCRF with musculoskeletal injuries. To select, assess, diagnose and manage patients referred and coordinate onward referral as appropriate.With a special interest in musculoskeletal management. Assessing, diagnosing and treating complex patients referred for physiotherapy
including assessment and treatment planning.Leading the modernisation of the
clinical elements of the Rehabilitation Service Review, reviewing current
clinical guidelines and protocols. This is to be in accordance with Surgeon
Generals Policy Letters (SGPLs), Department of Health Plans (DHP) and
specifically the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Programme and associated
Defence Medical guidelines. Sharing in the development of a
Continuous Quality Improvement programme through clinical audit and liaise closely
with the OC Rehab Recovery Unit (RRU) and Senior Medical Officer (SMO)
regarding professional performance in accordance with Health and Care
Professions Council guidelines and governing core standards.
About us
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Taking an active role in the monitoring of clinical standards in the PCRF setting, through regular formal in-service training, watched assessments, review of complex patients, group practical sessions, tutorials and caseload reviews.
- Advising and supervising all members of the clinical team to ensure efficient case management for ITC PCRF patients.
- Active participation and attendance at in-service training sessions, Special Interest Group and Clinical Governance Meetings where audit, research, service and policy development and presentations are conducted within the multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Lead the development of protocols to improve the clinical development and efficacy of clinics and Special Interest Groups.
For further information of duties and responsibilities please see job description and person specification attached.
Selection Process:
At Sift your application will based on your CV testing the following behaviours.
- Leadership
- Changing & Improving
- Developing Others
- Managing a Quality Service
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships ,making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following behaviours/NHS Technical Skills:
- Leadership
- Developing Others
- Changing & Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating & Influencing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
Further Information:
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Taking an active role in the monitoring of clinical standards in the PCRF setting, through regular formal in-service training, watched assessments, review of complex patients, group practical sessions, tutorials and caseload reviews.
- Advising and supervising all members of the clinical team to ensure efficient case management for ITC PCRF patients.
- Active participation and attendance at in-service training sessions, Special Interest Group and Clinical Governance Meetings where audit, research, service and policy development and presentations are conducted within the multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Lead the development of protocols to improve the clinical development and efficacy of clinics and Special Interest Groups.
For further information of duties and responsibilities please see job description and person specification attached.
Selection Process:
At Sift your application will based on your CV testing the following behaviours.
- Leadership
- Changing & Improving
- Developing Others
- Managing a Quality Service
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships ,making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following behaviours/NHS Technical Skills:
- Leadership
- Developing Others
- Changing & Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating & Influencing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
Further Information:
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Doplomia in Physiotherapy.
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists ( MSCP)
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Desirable
- Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and expertise in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions to the equivalent experience
- Considerable post-graduate clinical and managerial experience at masters level.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Doplomia in Physiotherapy.
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists ( MSCP)
- Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Desirable
- Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and expertise in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions to the equivalent experience
- Considerable post-graduate clinical and managerial experience at masters level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
