Job summary
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to serving military personnel.
DMRC delivers consultant led, safe and effective specialist interdisciplinary rehabilitation services
to meet the needs of our patients and chain of Command.
We will be recognised as a world
leader in military rehabilitation and research, maximising the skills of an integrated workforce, resulting in greater
employability and deployability across Defence.
Are you looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military where numerous benefits and opportunities are available?
If you are a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Band 3 Healthcare Assistant then we need you! So come and join our friendly and supportive
team at DMRC Stanford Hall, Stanford on Soar, Loughborough.
This is a full time position offering 37.5 hours a week. Requests to work
flexibly or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- NHS Pension
- Onsite shop
- Free Parking
- Access to a Gym
- Defence Discount Card which offers discount in many shops and on-line
shopping.
Main duties of the job
DMRC Stanford Hall is a part of Strategic Command. The Unit provides a rehabilitation service for the Defence
Medical Services (DMS).
The Band 3 Healthcare Assistant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and deliver 24 hour care, on a shift rota basis, to
patients providing both nursing and non-nursing duties.
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:
- Assisting with patient hygiene, elimination and mobility, physical comfort, eating and drinking whilst observing and reporting specific changes.
- Performing and reporting clinical observations of a patients respiratory rate, oxygen saturations,
heart rate, Blood Pressure (BP), temperature and peak flow.
- Following training and gaining of appropriate competencies, performing venepuncture.
- Performing basic life support, and working alongside practitioners in the emergency management
of patients.
- Completing a patients basic admission procedure in preparation for professional assessment,
fully utilising Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP).
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification for a full list of responsibilities.
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.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
And the following NHS Knowledge and
Skills Framework Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
Please copy and paste the following link to our YouTube channel for advice on preparing your best responses to behaviour based questions using the STAR technique and how to use your 250
word limit: https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills,
knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section
of the application form.
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.
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.
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.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part
time hours are undertaken.
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.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local
guidance. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting with patient hygiene, elimination and mobility, physical comfort, eating and drinking whilst observing and reporting specific changes.
- Performing and reporting clinical observations of a patients respiratory rate, oxygen saturations,
heart rate, Blood Pressure (BP), temperature and peak flow.
- Following training and gaining of appropriate competencies, performing venepuncture.
- Performing basic life support, and working alongside practitioners in the emergency management
of patients.
- Completing a patients basic admission procedure in preparation for professional assessment,
fully utilising Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP).
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person
Specification for a full list of responsibilities.
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.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Civil Service Behaviours:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
And the following NHS Knowledge and
Skills Framework Technical Skills:
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
Please copy and paste the following link to our YouTube channel for advice on preparing your best responses to behaviour based questions using the STAR technique and how to use your 250
word limit: https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills,
knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section
of the application form.
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.
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.
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.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into
account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part
time hours are undertaken.
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.
This post does not offer any assistance with relocation allowances.
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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local
guidance. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 Health and Social Care (or equivalent Diploma)
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
- Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 3 Health and Social Care (or equivalent Diploma)
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.
