Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive and welcoming organisation, dedicated to providing care to our service personnel.

We are looking for a hard working Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist to join our enthusiastic and welcoming team here at RAF Coningsby.

This is a full time position (37.5hrs) and 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. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken

Benefits

Free on site parking
Access to gym
Access to pay as you dine facilities
Access to NHS Pension
A Culture Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with the SMO for the planning and delivery of physiotherapy, including the care of musculoskeletal injuries. They will lead in the development of service delivery of rehabilitation (Rehab) within the PCRF and advice on physiotherapy within the PCRF.

The successful candidate will actas a source of advanced clinical expertise in the management of musculoskeletal dysfunction and provide an advisory service to patients, other senior physiotherapists, Healthcare Professionals and General Practitioners (GP) within the practice and region.

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 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum (pro-rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-24-0238

Job locations

Regional Medical Centre

Royal Air Force, Coningsby

Lincolnshire

LN4 4SY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

To be the Senior Physiotherapist for the care of personnel referred to the PCRF with musculoskeletal injuries. To select, assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the PCRF and organise onward referral as appropriate.
To be the Senior Physiotherapist with a special interest in musculoskeletal management. To assess, diagnose and treat complex patients referred for physiotherapy including assessment and treatment planning.
To lead the modernisation of the clinical elements of the Rehabilitation Service Review, reviewing current clinical guidelines and protocols. This is to be in accordance with Surgeon Generals Policy Letters SGPLs, Department of Health Plans DHP and specifically the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Programme and associated Defence Medical guidelines. Share in the development of a Continuous Quality Improvement programme through clinical audit and liaise closely with the SMO and Regional Clinical Rehabilitation Lead regarding professional performance in accordance with Health and Care Professions Council guidelines and governing core standards.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.

Selection Process

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV/ 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 Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
NHS Core NHSC5 Quality

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

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.

Additional Information

Please copy and paste the below 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

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.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to 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.

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.

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.