Band 6 Occupational Health Clinician

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Supportingthe delivery of a peripatetic Occupational Health (OH) service which requires travel between base location and assigned units. The majority clinical activity is delivered face to face in the Service Person (SP)s workplace / military environment or a clinic setting, therefore often requiring travel.
• Participating in clinical supervision provided by clinical lead and engage in Performance Appraisal Development Review (PADR) development alongside the Regional Occupational Health Advisor (ROHA) and Band 7.
• Providing specialist, person-centred care which considers safety, privacy and dignity using advanced clinical knowledge.
• Managing own clinical caseload and proactively support the Service Person (SP) through their clinical pathway in accordance to best practice, current legislation, and Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) policy.

For further details about duties and responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Selection Process:

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application/ CV. At interview, you will be tested against 4 technical skills and give a short presentation.You will also be interviewed against these technical skills:

• NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your application/ CV.

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.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use ofall tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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.

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.

Applicants approaching graduation are eligible to apply for this role, however they will need to obtain the full qualification and membership requirements prior to commencing in post. Should you have any queries concerning your eligibility, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk

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.

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>

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

• An Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current registration with an appropriate governing and regulatory body (e.g. HCPC or NMC).
• Current certificate of Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella immunity.
• Current driving licence. The role is peripatetic and cannot be delivered using public transport.

Registration details

Essential

• Please provide your membership registration number.
• You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
• Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.

Provide a CV

Essential

• Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question - you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
• Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
• Please use double spacing where possible.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Address

Regional Occupational Health Team (ROHT) Catterick

Vimy Barracks

Catterick Garrison

North Yorkshire

DL9 3PS

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)