Job summary
Please note that this post is fixed term covering a staff members leave
until 15/06/2024. Please see the attached FTA document for further information.
Here at the Defence
Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall, we are an inclusive and
dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled
personnel. We provide consultant-led, interdisciplinary rehabilitation for
patients with multiple and complex physical and psychosocial needs.
Are you a
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist looking for a fascinating role, working
alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities for
career-development in a dynamic, enthusiastic and friendly team?
The DMRC is a
vibrant and 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 full-time only role of 37.5 hours per week.
If you meet the
criteria, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits
- Free
Parking
- Free
Gym and 25m Pool
- Forest
Walk
- 9
Hole Golf Course
- On
Site Canteen
- Inclusive
Working Environment
- NHS Pension
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a Band 7 Senior Physiotherapist to the Spines and Upper Quadrant Team in the Force Generation (FGen) Department within DMRC. The successful candidate will join the team in providing interdisciplinary assessment clinics for patients referred with complex spinal and upper quadrant conditions and provide treatment for patients attending short residential rehabilitation courses.
The chosen Advanced Physiotherapist will be
responsible for planning, organising and implementing specialist Physiotherapy
rehabilitation to service personnel with complex clinical needs within DMRC.
You will also be providing full support to the Team
Manager and Physiotherapy Professional Lead Advisor (PLA) in ensuring the
provision of a comprehensive, evidence based and professional Physiotherapy
service within the clinical area.
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:
Planning, organising and implementing specialist Physiotherapy rehabilitation to service personnel with complex clinical needs within DMRC.
- Providing full support to the Team Manager and Physiotherapy Professional Lead Advisor (PLA) in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive, evidence based and professional Physiotherapy service within clinical area
- Assesses & treats own workload of patients/clients, individually and/or in groups, as part of inter- disciplinary team, in a variety of settings.
- Leading in specialist area; contribute to development of specialist service and related policies.
- Supervising/managing students and other staff working in own specialist area
- Leading clinical audits, undertakes research
For the full list of job duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviour & NHS Technical Skills:
- Behaviour - Leadership
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
- NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
- NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB7 – Interventions & Treatment
Additional Information:
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. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be eligible 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.
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 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.
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 of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. 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.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
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:
Planning, organising and implementing specialist Physiotherapy rehabilitation to service personnel with complex clinical needs within DMRC.
- Providing full support to the Team Manager and Physiotherapy Professional Lead Advisor (PLA) in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive, evidence based and professional Physiotherapy service within clinical area
- Assesses & treats own workload of patients/clients, individually and/or in groups, as part of inter- disciplinary team, in a variety of settings.
- Leading in specialist area; contribute to development of specialist service and related policies.
- Supervising/managing students and other staff working in own specialist area
- Leading clinical audits, undertakes research
For the full list of job duties and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Selection Process Details
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviour & NHS Technical Skills:
- Behaviour - Leadership
- NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication
- NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
- NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
- NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB7 – Interventions & Treatment
Additional Information:
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. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.
To be eligible 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.
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 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.
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 of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. 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.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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, <a href=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans/>Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans</a>
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy,
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC),
- Registration with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy,
- Master of Science (MSc) or evidence of post graduate training in related clinical area to masters level
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Relevant field of physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups,
- Post graduate training in relevant field,
- Evidence of recent training as a commitment to personal and professional development,
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy,
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC),
- Registration with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy,
- Master of Science (MSc) or evidence of post graduate training in related clinical area to masters level
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Relevant field of physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups,
- Post graduate training in relevant field,
- Evidence of recent training as a commitment to personal and professional development,
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
