Job summary
The Defence Medical Services (DMS) are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent rehabilitation service to our entitled personnel!
We are looking to recruit a Consultant who is experienced in Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) to join our specialist team here at the Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) in Bulford. Our chosen candidate will join a dynamic team of clinicians delivering a world class level of rehabilitation for service personnel.
This is a full-time post working 40 hours per week, with no on-call commitment. Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs. Could this be the role for you?
Main duties of the job
Our chosen post-holder will be joining a team that encourages the innovative use of new technologies, including delivering remote multi-disciplinary clinics, supporting clinics in the UK and abroad. They will be active in supporting the aims of the unit which are to return, where possible, service personnel to active duty.
The successful consultant will work directly with dedicated MSK physiotherapists, hardworking Exercise Rehabilitation Instructors (ERIs) and podiatrists at the RRU. They will also work as part of the wider Defence Healthcare Recovery Group which includes all RRUs, Occupational Health and Mental Health facilities and indirectly, with the wider team.
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 include but are not limited to:
- Provision of a timely and effective rehabilitation service to all appropriately referred serving personnel.
- Intelligent triage, early assessment, and appropriate management of patients referred to the RRU.
- Clinical decision-making on further investigation, intervention or referral of complex patients attending Multidisciplinary Injury Assessment Clinic (MIAC).
- Appropriate referral of patients into the National Health Service (NHS) or the Rapid Access Imaging and Fast Track Surgery contract as per DPHC policy.
- Supervision, mentorship and training of Specialist Trainees in Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) and Senior RRU Physiotherapists.
- Work under the line management of the Officer Commanding (OC) RRU, supporting them and other clinical staff to ensure the clinical service is efficient, agile and is able to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.
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.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following in to your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans.
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 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.
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 demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provision of a timely and effective rehabilitation service to all appropriately referred serving personnel.
- Intelligent triage, early assessment, and appropriate management of patients referred to the RRU.
- Clinical decision-making on further investigation, intervention or referral of complex patients attending Multidisciplinary Injury Assessment Clinic (MIAC).
- Appropriate referral of patients into the National Health Service (NHS) or the Rapid Access Imaging and Fast Track Surgery contract as per DPHC policy.
- Supervision, mentorship and training of Specialist Trainees in Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) and Senior RRU Physiotherapists.
- Work under the line management of the Officer Commanding (OC) RRU, supporting them and other clinical staff to ensure the clinical service is efficient, agile and is able to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.
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.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following in to your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans.
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 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.
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 demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree recognised in the United Kingdom (UK)
- General Medical Council (GMC) registered as a doctor with a licence to practice.
- Fellow of Faculty Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK) (Applications welcome from candidates within last 6 months of specialist SEM Cons training. Fellow of Faculty of SEM (UK) must be successfully achieved before employment commences).
- On the Specialist Register of the GMC (SEM) (Applications welcome from candidates within last 6 months of specialist SEM Cons training. Specialist Registration must be successfully achieved before employment commences).
- This may be achieved via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview).
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR).
- European Community Rights.
Experience
Essential
- Ultrasound guided steroid injections (USS) and injection therapy competence.
- Ultrasound Scanning.
- Annual appraisal and re-validation.
Desirable
- Experience of Musculoskeletal or Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) in the military Community.
- Previous single Service or MoD experience.
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question - you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree recognised in the United Kingdom (UK)
- General Medical Council (GMC) registered as a doctor with a licence to practice.
- Fellow of Faculty Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK) (Applications welcome from candidates within last 6 months of specialist SEM Cons training. Fellow of Faculty of SEM (UK) must be successfully achieved before employment commences).
- On the Specialist Register of the GMC (SEM) (Applications welcome from candidates within last 6 months of specialist SEM Cons training. Specialist Registration must be successfully achieved before employment commences).
- This may be achieved via one of the following:
- Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview).
- Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR).
- European Community Rights.
Experience
Essential
- Ultrasound guided steroid injections (USS) and injection therapy competence.
- Ultrasound Scanning.
- Annual appraisal and re-validation.
Desirable
- Experience of Musculoskeletal or Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) in the military Community.
- Previous single Service or MoD experience.
Provide a CV
Essential
- Please copy and paste your full CV as your response to this question - you will not be able to upload your CV as an attachment.
- Please ensure to refer to the essential criteria where applicable as your application may be rejected should insufficient information to shortlist be included.
- Please use double spacing where possible.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
