Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI), to join the team within Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) located at RAF St Athan. The successful candidate will be organised, flexible, able to prioritise work commitments and with the ability to communicate at all levels.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of exercise based rehabilitation including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area for the population at risk (PAR), meeting Standards for Better Health by using a multidisciplinary approach.
To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high quality professional service.
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 of this post include, but are not limited to;
- The ERI is not to undertake, to give, or accept responsibility for the treatment of any patient who has not been seen and referred by a Medical Officer (MO)/ Physiotherapist. ERIs are not to accept direct or self-referrals for treatment. The ERI is to ensure that they operate within their Terms of Reference (TORs) at all times and are not to undertake any duties which contravene those TORs.
- To perform appropriate clinical assessments and to design and implement safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients after the MO/Physiotherapist/Clinical Team Manager Defence Medical Rehab Centre (DMRC only) has made a diagnosis.
- To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential
- The ERI is to keep a record of all specific treatments given and a record of individual patient’s progression/regression in respect of such treatments on Defence Medical Information Capability Program (DMICP) in accordance with the SPP. The ERI is to report any finding to the MO/Physiotherapist.
- Ensuring that high standards of confidentiality, recording, filing and storage of patient notes and statistical information are achieved and maintained in accordance with local policy.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form.
At interview you will be tested against the following NHS Framework:
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
- NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB2 - Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB5 – Provision of Care
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK1 – Information Processing
Further Information:
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.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: 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.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties of this post include, but are not limited to;
- The ERI is not to undertake, to give, or accept responsibility for the treatment of any patient who has not been seen and referred by a Medical Officer (MO)/ Physiotherapist. ERIs are not to accept direct or self-referrals for treatment. The ERI is to ensure that they operate within their Terms of Reference (TORs) at all times and are not to undertake any duties which contravene those TORs.
- To perform appropriate clinical assessments and to design and implement safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients after the MO/Physiotherapist/Clinical Team Manager Defence Medical Rehab Centre (DMRC only) has made a diagnosis.
- To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential
- The ERI is to keep a record of all specific treatments given and a record of individual patient’s progression/regression in respect of such treatments on Defence Medical Information Capability Program (DMICP) in accordance with the SPP. The ERI is to report any finding to the MO/Physiotherapist.
- Ensuring that high standards of confidentiality, recording, filing and storage of patient notes and statistical information are achieved and maintained in accordance with local policy.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form.
At interview you will be tested against the following NHS Framework:
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
- NHS Core - NHSC4 - Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB2 - Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB5 – Provision of Care
- NHS Information & Knowledge – NHS IK1 – Information Processing
Further Information:
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.
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.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
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.
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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: 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.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc(Hons) Sports and Exercise Rehabilitation or Sports Therapy and must be a Full Graduate Member of BASRaT and be entitled to the title Graduate Sports Rehabilitator.
- or
- Joint Service Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor qualification (JSERI).
- or
- BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc(Hons) Sports and Exercise Rehabilitation or Sports Therapy and must be a Full Graduate Member of BASRaT and be entitled to the title Graduate Sports Rehabilitator.
- or
- Joint Service Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor qualification (JSERI).
- or
- BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
