Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI), to join our team located at QEMHC Tidworth.
The principles of Military Medical Rehabilitation is a complex process demanding a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) approach. The process varies from the provision of physiotherapy and exercise therapy at Primary Care level to the more specialised intermediate clinical activity.
Main duties of the job
DPHC provides medical rehabilitation for patients with complex needs who may have sustained multiple injuries which includes neurological injury and complex trauma. The aim of our medical rehabilitation is to sustain and improve the training and operational effectiveness of injured Service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation, accelerating their return to optimal physical capacity, whilst influencing their psychological and social health.
Our successful candidate will be working to provide a high standard of exercise-based rehabilitation including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area, meeting Standards for Better Health by using a multidisciplinary approach.
The position offers 37.5 hours per week and requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs
Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you.
Benefits:
- NHS Pension
- Inclusive work environment
- Free parking
- Access to fantastic gym & swimming pool facilities
- On-site shop
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
Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
Working within the Defence Medical
Rehabilitation Programme (DMRP) is to provide a high standard of exercise-based
rehabilitation including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports
and training injury area for the PAR, meeting Standards for Better Health by
using a multidisciplinary approach.
Providing a positive caring environment, in
which patients can expect a high-quality professional service.
Providing full support to the line manager in
ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional rehabilitation
service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled
and specialist work, peer review and support to Junior/other ERIs working
within the Unit.
Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Selection:
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications and memberships in your application.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviour and NHS Framework:
- NHSC1 Communication
- NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHSC5 Quality
- HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
Further Information
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.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
Requests to work flexibly and or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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.
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 additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities include and are not limited to:
Working within the Defence Medical
Rehabilitation Programme (DMRP) is to provide a high standard of exercise-based
rehabilitation including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports
and training injury area for the PAR, meeting Standards for Better Health by
using a multidisciplinary approach.
Providing a positive caring environment, in
which patients can expect a high-quality professional service.
Providing full support to the line manager in
ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional rehabilitation
service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled
and specialist work, peer review and support to Junior/other ERIs working
within the Unit.
Please ensure you read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Selection:
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, qualifications and memberships in your application.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviour and NHS Framework:
- NHSC1 Communication
- NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHSC5 Quality
- HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
Further Information
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.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
Requests to work flexibly and or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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.
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 additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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 (BASRaT-reg)
- or
- Joint Service Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor qualification (JSERI)
- or
- BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy and 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 (BASRaT-reg)
- or
- Joint Service Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor qualification (JSERI)
- or
- BSc(Hons) in Physiotherapy and 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).
