Job summary
Here at the Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!
Are you a Physiotherapist looking for a fascinating role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities for career-development in a phenomenal team?
DPHC 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.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate you will be based at Thorney
Island, part of the Portsmouth Combined Medical Practice and you may be
required to work in other sites within the practice in the area.You will
be ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional
physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel;working alongside
the Regional Rehabilitation Officer (RRO) Portsmouth, PCRF and Regional
Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) physiotherapists, remedial instructors and referring
to General Practitioners (GPs).
This will include undertaking highly skilled and
specialist work in the Musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area whilst
providing a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a
high-quality professional service.
We offer the following employee benefits
- NHS Pension
- Free parking
- Inclusive working environment
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:
- Performing highly skilled physio therapeutic assessment of patients
referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare
Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic
physical conditions and sports injuries.
- Undertaking expert comprehensive
clinical assessments of patients.
- Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised
treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual
assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
- Establishing realistic prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing
comprehensive discharge plans, including recommending further investigations or
referral.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At
interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills
Framework:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
- NHS General NHS G6 People Management
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-placeto-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 to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable
adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Performing highly skilled physio therapeutic assessment of patients
referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare
Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic
physical conditions and sports injuries.
- Undertaking expert comprehensive
clinical assessments of patients.
- Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised
treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual
assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
- Establishing realistic prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing
comprehensive discharge plans, including recommending further investigations or
referral.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your application form. At
interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills
Framework:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
- NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment
- NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources
- NHS General NHS G6 People Management
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Making-the-civil-service-a-great-placeto-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 to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable
adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivperssgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC ) registration.
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
Desirable
- Knowledge, training and experience appropriate for Band 6 level MSK (musculo-skeletal) physiotherapist.
- Proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Proven experience in the application of mobilisation and manipulation techniques.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- Health & Care Professionals Council (HCPC ) registration.
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
Desirable
- Knowledge, training and experience appropriate for Band 6 level MSK (musculo-skeletal) physiotherapist.
- Proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Proven experience in the application of mobilisation and manipulation techniques.
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.
