Band 6 Physiotherapist

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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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 Band 6 Physiotherapist looking for a exciting new role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities?

Here at Aldershot Garrison Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF) we are a fast paced organisation that seeks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency of injured service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation.

This is a permanent position offering 37.5 hours a week.

Benefits of the role include :

NHS Pension
Free parking
Inclusive working environment

Main duties of the job

The chosen candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary primary healthcare team within a Combined Practice delivering general medical services and elements of occupational health to military personnel and trainees; the Combined Practice is formed of two sites (the other in Minley) and there is an expectation the successful candidate will be required to work across these sites.

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.

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0003-24-0237

Job locations

Aldershot Garrison PCRF

Macnaughton House, Rawlinson Road

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 2LQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and Physiotherapists with diverse presentations and complex and acute / chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
To formulate, develop and deliver specialised individualised treatment programmes and exercise programmes based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
Ensuring high standards of administration of physiotherapy care when referring patients to other members of the Multi Disciplinary Team both within the military system and external agencies.

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 CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:

NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
NHS General G6 People Management

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.

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.

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.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity in Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

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.

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.

Defence Medical Services - YouTube

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

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.

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 andwe will notsponsor 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 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 contactdbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and Physiotherapists with diverse presentations and complex and acute / chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
To formulate, develop and deliver specialised individualised treatment programmes and exercise programmes based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
Ensuring high standards of administration of physiotherapy care when referring patients to other members of the Multi Disciplinary Team both within the military system and external agencies.

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 CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills:

NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
NHS General G6 People Management

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.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

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.

Defence Medical Services - YouTube

This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.

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.

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 contactdbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Physiotheraphy plus specialist training or completed the relevant courses and experience that would be equivalent to graduate diploma level of study.
Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Physiotherapist
Up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Provide your 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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Physiotheraphy plus specialist training or completed the relevant courses and experience that would be equivalent to graduate diploma level of study.
Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Physiotherapist
Up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Provide your 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

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.

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.