Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

Civilian Medical Practitioner (CMP)

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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 service to our entitled personnel based at RAF Waddington. You will gain access to the additional benefits of a competitive salary, paid holiday entitlement and numerous opportunities for continuous professional development.

This is a fixed term position until 4th August 2025.

The position offers 37 hours per week.Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Benefits:

On-site free parking
Civil Service Pension
Access to gym
Access to Pay-As-You-Dine facilities

Main duties of the job

As the successful candidate you willprovide primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards to ensure that the organisational and Principal/Senior Medical Officer's objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.

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.

Date posted

12 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£78,333 to £93,058 a year (pro-rata for part time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

20 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0003-23-0316

Job locations

Station Medical Centre

RAF Waddington

Lincoln

LN5 9NB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the role include but are not limited to:

Provide general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice hours.
Undertake mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
Appropriately supervise the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring and reporting through single Service chains.
Provide primary care emergency treatment to any patient who may require this within the Establishment.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Selection Information

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV/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

Additional Information

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

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

This job role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is an informal, non-contractual and voluntary arrangement, blending a balance of attendance in the workplace (your permanent duty station which is based on business assessment of where the work is best done) and working from home as a personal choice (if the role is suitable for this). If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time 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.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included.

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.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

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 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.

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.