Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
Are you a highly skilled General Practitioner looking for an exciting and rewarding role as a primary care Civilian Medical Practitioner (CMP)? Are you seeking job satisfaction, numerous benefits, and training opportunities? Would you like your career to take a new direction in a professional and supportive organisation? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a CMP to deliver Primary Healthcare service to our entitled personnel based at Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote. You will gain access to the additional benefits of a competitive salary, paid holiday entitlement and numerous opportunities for continuous professional development!
The vacancy offers 18.5 hours per week.
Benefits:
- On-site free parking
- Access to gym
- Access to Cafe and Restaurant (mess)
- Civil Service Pension
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated CMP who will be responsible for delivering a clinical service to patients registered with the practice, to include both military and where applicable their dependent families as well as other entitled personnel. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team alongside Nurses, Physiotherapists and Pharmacy Technicians. As our successful candidate, you should be an efficient and supportive asset to the team. This means being able to provide safe and appropriate medical advice, whilst being expected to carry out associated administrative tasks in accordance with MOD policy and General Medical Council (GMC) 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
We believe in strong clinical leadership and take pride in looking after all our staff to enable them to deliver our vision of the future. Our key focus is to allow you to concentrate on supporting your patients and developing your clinical experience.
Main duties of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards.
- Mentoring
of junior personnel, helping to ensure
that their training needs, as defined in the Practice Development Plan, are met
and that any shortfalls are identified and addressed.
- Maximising the levels of health, wellbeing, and
employability of Service personnel to ensure the needs of the single Services
are met.
- Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and providing appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting
administrative duties.
- Providing appropriate preventative medical advice
to both individuals and Chain of Command.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV/application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly 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.
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.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
Job description
Job responsibilities
We believe in strong clinical leadership and take pride in looking after all our staff to enable them to deliver our vision of the future. Our key focus is to allow you to concentrate on supporting your patients and developing your clinical experience.
Main duties of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards.
- Mentoring
of junior personnel, helping to ensure
that their training needs, as defined in the Practice Development Plan, are met
and that any shortfalls are identified and addressed.
- Maximising the levels of health, wellbeing, and
employability of Service personnel to ensure the needs of the single Services
are met.
- Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and providing appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting
administrative duties.
- Providing appropriate preventative medical advice
to both individuals and Chain of Command.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV/application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly 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.
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.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctors will provide Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in General Practice (JCPGT(GP)). To hold this certificate they will also have to hold a Post Graduate Training Certificate in General Practice and a Certificate of General Practice Vocational Training (GPVT).
- Current GMC registration: on GP register and with a licence to practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Doctors will provide Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in General Practice (JCPGT(GP)). To hold this certificate they will also have to hold a Post Graduate Training Certificate in General Practice and a Certificate of General Practice Vocational Training (GPVT).
- Current GMC registration: on GP register and with a licence to practice.
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).
