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 Band 6 Physiotherapist looking for a exciting new role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities? Look No further!
Here at Clive Barracks, we prioritise the health and well-being of our staff, as well as our patients. Our patients present with an interesting mix of sports and training injuries, trauma, as well as the usual occupational aches and pains.
This is a Permanent position offering 37.5 hours a week.
Benefits of the role include :
- Free parking
- Inclusive working environment
- A NHS Pension
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will need toensure the provision of a comprehensive and
professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This
includes undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports
and training injury area. There will be a requirement to attend RAF Shawbury on a regular basis
for meetings, training, Clinics and other key activities.
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
Duties of the role include but are not limited to:
- To ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work.
- To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high quality professional service.
- To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
- To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment and a good understanding of their condition iot maximise rehabilitation potential. Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
- To provide clinical reports summarising clinical prognoses and comprehensive discharge planning for other medical professionals and, where appropriate the military CoC (Chain of Command).
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your Application form. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
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.
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 in to 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. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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 successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients and service users. MOD policy remains aligned with the government position that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from the risk of getting seriously ill/dying from COVID-19 and reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. We therefore encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Detail concerning the options available for vaccination against COVID-19, along with information on risks and side effects is available from: Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - NHS (www.nhs.uk) to enable individuals to make an informed decision.
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
Duties of the role include but are not limited to:
- To ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work.
- To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high quality professional service.
- To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
- To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment and a good understanding of their condition iot maximise rehabilitation potential. Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
- To provide clinical reports summarising clinical prognoses and comprehensive discharge planning for other medical professionals and, where appropriate the military CoC (Chain of Command).
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information.
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your Application form. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
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.
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 in to 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. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It 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 successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients and service users. MOD policy remains aligned with the government position that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from the risk of getting seriously ill/dying from COVID-19 and reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. We therefore encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Detail concerning the options available for vaccination against COVID-19, along with information on risks and side effects is available from: Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - NHS (www.nhs.uk) to enable individuals to make an informed decision.
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
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC).
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy. Full clean Driving Licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC).
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy. Full clean Driving Licence
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).
