Job summary
Are you a Highly Skilled Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI) looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? Do you possess sound decision-making skills, work well under pressure and are able to communicate effectively? If the answer is yes, then we are looking for a dynamic, organised, and enthusiastic new member to join our primary health care team at Hereford Garrison.
Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) aim to sustain and improve the training and operational effectiveness of injured Service personnel by provision of high-quality targeted rehabilitation, accelerating their return to optimal physical capacity, whilst influencing their psychological and social health.
This position offers 37.5 hours per week. This role is not available for part-time working.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
This is a Reserved post and only open to UK nationals.
Does this sound like the roles for you? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Benefits Include:
- Free Parking
- Access to NHS Pension
- A Culture Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be working within a high-quality team;
providing evidence-based exercise rehabilitation, including specialist work in
musculoskeletal, sports and training injuries to entitled populations by using
a multidisciplinary approach.
This includes providing a
positive caring environment in an environment where patients expect a
high-quality professional service and fully supporting the line
manager in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional
rehabilitation service. This will include training, peer review and support to
other staff working within the Unit.
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 for the role include but are not limited to:
- Performing appropriate clinical assessments and to design and implement safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients after the Medical Officer (MO)/Physiotherapist/Clinical Team Manager (DMRC only) has made a diagnosis.
- Ensuring that high standards of confidentiality, recording, filing and storage of patient notes and statistical information are achieved and maintained iaw local policy.
- Attending specialist/review clinics, providing an update of each patient to the clinical lead for the patient/group and the provision of progress and other clinical reports, as directed.
- Communicating effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential.
- Facilitating effective communication and co-operation with all other departmental/Unit and external medical personnel from other agencies/units.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Selection Process Details
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 for interview.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill/Behaviours/Framework-
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB5 Provision of Care
- NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
Please see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit. You will need to copy and paste the link into a browser.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
Reserved posts are open to UK nationals only, while non reserved are open to UK, Commonwealth, EEA and certain non-EEA nationals. Contact your recruitment team if youre unsure about this jobs status.
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.
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.
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:
- Performing appropriate clinical assessments and to design and implement safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients after the Medical Officer (MO)/Physiotherapist/Clinical Team Manager (DMRC only) has made a diagnosis.
- Ensuring that high standards of confidentiality, recording, filing and storage of patient notes and statistical information are achieved and maintained iaw local policy.
- Attending specialist/review clinics, providing an update of each patient to the clinical lead for the patient/group and the provision of progress and other clinical reports, as directed.
- Communicating effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential.
- Facilitating effective communication and co-operation with all other departmental/Unit and external medical personnel from other agencies/units.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.
Selection Process Details
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 for interview.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skill/Behaviours/Framework-
- NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
- NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
- NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & Care Planning
- NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB5 Provision of Care
- NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK1 Information Processing
Please see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit. You will need to copy and paste the link into a browser.
Defence Medical Services - YouTube
Reserved posts are open to UK nationals only, while non reserved are open to UK, Commonwealth, EEA and certain non-EEA nationals. Contact your recruitment team if youre unsure about this jobs status.
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.
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.
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.
Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.
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.
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
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration details. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting you application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership to British Association Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT). Bachelor of Science (BSC )in Sport Exercise Therapy/Rehabilitation/Sports Science or equivalent. Qualified Joint Service school Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor or equivalent.
Person Specification
Registration Details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration details. You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting you application. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Membership to British Association Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT). Bachelor of Science (BSC )in Sport Exercise Therapy/Rehabilitation/Sports Science or equivalent. Qualified Joint Service school Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor or equivalent.
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).
