Job summary
Here at the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive an dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a mental health practitioner looking for a fantastic role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities for career development in a phenomenal team?
The DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation that seeks to sustain and improve the efficiency of injured service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation.
This post will be 37.5 hours.
Does this sound like the role for you?
We offer the following employee benefits:
- On site Cafe and Shop
- Free parking
- Access to join the Gym
- An inclusive working environment
- An NHS pension
Main duties of the job
You will be an experienced psychological therapist with qualifications in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and other National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) approved psycho-therapeutic interventions with experience of working in adult mental healthcare. Providing therapy to a defined caseload and will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team to provide a specialist/occupational mental health service within the DCMH area of responsibility (AoR).
As the successful post holder you will have strong people skills, as may line manage Band 6 and 5 Community Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs). They will provide specialist and generic supervision to nurses and other allied health providers as required, with particular emphasis on supporting colleagues working towards a formal qualification in CBT and accreditation with respective accrediting organisations.
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 and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing advice and recommendations to MO/GP on all matters of mental health, care and treatment which will include occupational advice on the individuals ability to be employed in their operational role. At times this will include communicating, where appropriate, on occupational information directly to the service persons Chain of Command (CoC) whilst respecting the principle of patient confidentiality.
- Providing recognised and clinically recommended interventions and managerial guidance for an identified, varied and often complex caseload, the needs of which can be safely met within the clinical time available and the clinical expertise possessed.
- Producing clinical reports to MO/GP and other relevant professional agencies after initial assessment, on discharge from caseload and where otherwise indicated/appropriate.
- Providing initial assessment and formulation of the needs for referred patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care with a high standard of autonomy.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Terms of Reference which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The selection at sift stage will be based solely on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Framework :
- HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS G6 People Management
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.
Reserved posts are open to UK nationals only, while non reserved are open to UK, Commonwealth, EEA and certain non-EEA nationals. Contact your recruitment team if youre unsure about this jobs status.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Providing advice and recommendations to MO/GP on all matters of mental health, care and treatment which will include occupational advice on the individuals ability to be employed in their operational role. At times this will include communicating, where appropriate, on occupational information directly to the service persons Chain of Command (CoC) whilst respecting the principle of patient confidentiality.
- Providing recognised and clinically recommended interventions and managerial guidance for an identified, varied and often complex caseload, the needs of which can be safely met within the clinical time available and the clinical expertise possessed.
- Producing clinical reports to MO/GP and other relevant professional agencies after initial assessment, on discharge from caseload and where otherwise indicated/appropriate.
- Providing initial assessment and formulation of the needs for referred patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care with a high standard of autonomy.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Terms of Reference which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The selection at sift stage will be based solely on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Framework :
- HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS G6 People Management
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.
Reserved posts are open to UK nationals only, while non reserved are open to UK, Commonwealth, EEA and certain non-EEA nationals. Contact your recruitment team if youre unsure about this jobs status.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration as an occupational therapist or practitioner psychologist or Social Work England Registered Social Worker with Post-graduate training and accreditation in NICE recognised modality for common mental disorders (e.g. CBT, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).
- OR
- Demonstrable experience working in adult mental health. Post Graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies or BABCP accredited CBT practitioner.
- OR
- Graduate level professional background in adult mental health and substantial post-qualification training and experience in at least two evidence based psychological therapies. Accredited or eligible for accreditation by a recognised body (BABCP, BACP, UKCP). Post Graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a graduate level professional in adult mental health.
- Experience of working in adult community mental health.
Person Specification
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration as an occupational therapist or practitioner psychologist or Social Work England Registered Social Worker with Post-graduate training and accreditation in NICE recognised modality for common mental disorders (e.g. CBT, Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Counselling for Depression etc).
- OR
- Demonstrable experience working in adult mental health. Post Graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies or BABCP accredited CBT practitioner.
- OR
- Graduate level professional background in adult mental health and substantial post-qualification training and experience in at least two evidence based psychological therapies. Accredited or eligible for accreditation by a recognised body (BABCP, BACP, UKCP). Post Graduate qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapies.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working as a graduate level professional in adult mental health.
- Experience of working in adult community mental health.
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).
