Band 6 Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

• Assessing complex patients with a range of diagnoses, identifying, developing and implementing appropriate specialist rehabilitation programmes based on clear clinical reasoning, highly specialist knowledge and experience of a range of procedures and conditions underpinned by sound theory and evidence-based practice.
• Maintaining up to date, accurate patient records in line with professional practice guidelines and produce specialist reports where appropriate.
• Working within an IDT (interdisciplinary team) in the interpretation of assessment results and recommendations based on clinical need as part of the larger rehabilitation process.
• Establish and implement individualised management and treatment plans alongside the IDT, using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of evidence informed assessment and treatment skills.
• Assessing and interpreting a range of complex factors relating to the patients condition which will impact on their ability to carry out their activities of daily living including their ability to return to work.
• Being a highly effective communicator whilst demonstrating skills in empathy, reassurance, and the ability to motivate others.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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

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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.

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.

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

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 selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills/Behaviours:

• NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
• NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
• NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
• NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
• NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
• NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment

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. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Post graduate training in relevant field.

Memberships and Registrations

Essential

• Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC)
• Registration with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.
• Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.

Please 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

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with persistent pain/ patients with complex needs.
• Relevant experience within clinical area.

Desirable

• Experience or training in assessing and treating using the biopsychosocial approach.
• Relevant experience of working with complex long term health issues, such as chronic fatigue, persistent pain and rheumatology.
• Experience of delivering group patient education.

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

Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre

Stanford Hall

Stanford on Soar

Loughborough

LE12 5QW

Employer's website

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