Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Civilian Medical Practitioner who will be working within our Primary Health Care team.
This post is located at the Medical Centre, RAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2EA. There may be a requirement to work from other
DPHC facilities within the combined practice network as required by business
needs.
The Medical centre supports a population at Risk of 1000+. Providing Primary Health care to the entitled serving personnel.
This position offers 37 hours a week. Part-time candidates will be considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be covered.
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
The successful postholder will provide primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council
(GMC) Standards to ensure that the organisational and Principal/Senior Medical Officer's
objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.
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:
- Providing general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice
hours.
- Maximising the levels of health, well-being and employ-ability of Service personnel to
ensure the needs of the single Services are met.
- Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational
healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
- Providing appropriate preventative medical advice to both individuals and Chain of
Command.
- Appropriately
supervise the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring
and reporting through single Service chains.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Benefits
- Civil Service Pension
- Inclusive working environment
- Free on-site parking
- On site shop
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Access to a range of courses at the Defence Medical Academy (Lichfield)
- An environment with flexible working options available
- Regular protected education meetings
- Protected Lunch hour
- Appointments scheduled for 15 minutes duration
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. The
interview will be based on the following behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
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.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, the essential criteria detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Additional Information
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.
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 see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.Please copy and paste the link into your browser.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
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. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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:
- Providing general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice
hours.
- Maximising the levels of health, well-being and employ-ability of Service personnel to
ensure the needs of the single Services are met.
- Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational
healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
- Providing appropriate preventative medical advice to both individuals and Chain of
Command.
- Appropriately
supervise the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring
and reporting through single Service chains.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Benefits
- Civil Service Pension
- Inclusive working environment
- Free on-site parking
- On site shop
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Access to a range of courses at the Defence Medical Academy (Lichfield)
- An environment with flexible working options available
- Regular protected education meetings
- Protected Lunch hour
- Appointments scheduled for 15 minutes duration
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. The
interview will be based on the following behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
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.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, the essential criteria detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
Additional Information
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.
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 see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.Please copy and paste the link into your browser.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
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. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the United Kingdom (UK) GMC, and on the General Practitioner (GP) Register.
- A Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as Certificate of Completion Training (CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in General Practice (JCPGT(GP).
- Post Graduate Training Certificate in General Practice and a Certificate of General Practice Vocational Training (GPVT).
- Holding a current Licence to practice.
Experience
Desirable
- To be proficient in relevant Information Technology (IT) systems subject to appropriate training being provided.
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
Person Specification
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the United Kingdom (UK) GMC, and on the General Practitioner (GP) Register.
- A Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as Certificate of Completion Training (CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in General Practice (JCPGT(GP).
- Post Graduate Training Certificate in General Practice and a Certificate of General Practice Vocational Training (GPVT).
- Holding a current Licence to practice.
Experience
Desirable
- To be proficient in relevant Information Technology (IT) systems subject to appropriate training being provided.
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).
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).
