Job summary
Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
Are you a highly skilled General Practitioner looking for an exciting and rewarding role as a
primary care Civilian Medical Practitioner (CMP)?
Are you seeking job satisfaction, numerous benefits, and training opportunities? Would you like
your career to take a new direction in a professional and supportive organisation? If the
answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a CMP to deliver Primary Healthcare (PHC)
service to our entitled personnel based at Merville Barracks, Colchester.
You will gain access to the additional benefits of a competitive salary, paid holiday entitlement
and numerous opportunities for continuous professional development!
The vacancy offers 37 hours per week. Part-time candidates will be considered but due to
service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be
covered.
Benefits:
- On-site free parking
- Access to gym
- Access to pay-as-you-go dine facilities
- Civil Service Pension
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated CMP who will be responsible for delivering a clinical service
to patients registered with the practice based
in Colchester in both Merville Barracks and the Military Corrective Training
Centre (MCTC), to include both military and where applicable their dependent
families as well as other entitled personnel. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team
alongside Nurses, Physiotherapists and Pharmacy Technicians. Opportunities for Occupational
medicine, to include Aviation and Diving Medicine training are available in some locations
alongside clinical professional development. As our successful candidate, you should be an
efficient and supportive asset to the team. This means being able to provide safe and
appropriate medical advice, whilst being expected to carry out associated administrative tasks
in accordance with MOD policy and General Medical Council (GMC) standards.
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
We believe in strong clinical leadership and take pride in looking after all our staff to enable
them to deliver our vision of the future. Our key focus is to allow you to concentrate on
supporting your patients and developing your clinical experience.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification.
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 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.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
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 application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
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
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>
Job description
Job responsibilities
We believe in strong clinical leadership and take pride in looking after all our staff to enable
them to deliver our vision of the future. Our key focus is to allow you to concentrate on
supporting your patients and developing your clinical experience.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification.
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 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.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.
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.
Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
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.
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 application. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
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
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>
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the United Kingdom (UK) General Medical Council (GMC), and on the General Practitioner (GP) Register.
- Holding a current Licence to practice.
- Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in GeneralbPractice (JCPGT(GP)). To hold this certificate, you will also have to hold a Post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with the United Kingdom (UK) General Medical Council (GMC), and on the General Practitioner (GP) Register.
- Holding a current Licence to practice.
- Certificate of Prescribed Equivalent Experience or Statement of Acquired Rights (now known as CCT) from the Joint Committee in Post Graduate Training in GeneralbPractice (JCPGT(GP)). To hold this certificate, you will also have to hold a Post
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
