Band 7 Clinical Specialist

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive and welcoming organisation, dedicated to providing care to our service personnel!

Are you a hard working Band 7 Clinical Specalist looking for an exciting new challenge?

Look no further.

We have an exciting new opportunity here at RAF Cranwell. This full time position offers the successful candidate 37.5 working hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs

Benefits:

NHS pension
Free parking
Inclusive work environment
Access to gym
Pay as you dine facilities

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with the SMO for the planning and delivery of physiotherapy, including the care of musculoskeletal injuries. They are to lead in the development of service delivery of rehabilitation (Rehab) within the PCRF and advice on physiotherapy within the PCRF.

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

10 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£40,057 to £45,839 a year (pay award pending)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

K0003-23-8529

Job locations

PCRF, RAF Cranwell

Sleaford

Lincolnshire

NG34 8HB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

To be an autonomous practitioner and an expert clinician in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with musculoskeletal injury who are referred by GPs.
Developing and maintaining skills required to work at a Clinical Specialist level within physiotherapy as acknowledged by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
Being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work including the management of patients.
Undertaking expert comprehensive clinical assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies.
Providing comprehensive progress and discharge reports to colleagues and referring GPs as required by PCRF guidelines.

For further information of duties and responsibilities please see job description and person specification attached.

Selection Process:

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:

NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB7 – Interventions & Treatment
NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality

Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.

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

Further Information:

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 eligible 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.

The successful applicant will have contact with patients and service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, patients and service users. MOD policy remains aligned with the government position that vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and others from the risk of getting seriously ill/dying from COVID-19 and reducing the risk of spreading COVID-19 to others. We therefore encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Detail concerning the options available for vaccination against COVID-19, along with information on risks and side effects is available from: Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines - NHS (www.nhs.uk) to enable individuals to make an informed decision.

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 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.

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>

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 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

To be an autonomous practitioner and an expert clinician in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with musculoskeletal injury who are referred by GPs.
Developing and maintaining skills required to work at a Clinical Specialist level within physiotherapy as acknowledged by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
Being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical work including the management of patients.
Undertaking expert comprehensive clinical assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multiple pathologies.
Providing comprehensive progress and discharge reports to colleagues and referring GPs as required by PCRF guidelines.

For further information of duties and responsibilities please see job description and person specification attached.

Selection Process:

The selection at sift stage will be based on your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Technical Skills:

NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
NHS Core – NHSC2 – Personal & People Development
NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB7 – Interventions & Treatment
NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality

Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.

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

Further Information:

To be eligible 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A degree in Physiotherapy, to have knowledge, training and experience to masters level or equivalent.
HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Must have proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal (MSK) disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
Must have proven experience in the application of mobilisation and manipulation techniques.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A degree in Physiotherapy, to have knowledge, training and experience to masters level or equivalent.
HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Must have proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal (MSK) disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
Must have 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.