Job summary
Here
at Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF) we are a welcoming and inclusive
organisation, dedicated to providing care to our service personnel.
Are
you able to cope well under pressure, have a sound judgement and decision-making
skills, alongside the ability to communicate at all levels?
If
so, we may have the role you are looking for. We are seeking an enthusiastic
Band 7 Physiotherapist to join our welcoming team here at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire.
The vacant post is full time working 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work
flexibly and/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
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- NHS Pension
- Free Parking
- Access to Gym
Main duties of the job
To work with the Senior Medical Officer
(SMO) for the planning and delivery of physiotherapy, including the care of
musculoskeletal injuries. They are to lead in the development of rehabilitation
service delivery within the Primary
Care Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF) and advise on physiotherapy within the PCRF.
To act as a source of advanced clinical
expertise in the management of musculoskeletal dysfunction and provide an
advisory service to patients, other senior physiotherapists, Health Care
Professionals and General Practitioners (GPs) within the practice and region.
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:
- The post holder should 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.
- They are to develop and maintain skills
required to work at a Clinical Specialist level within physiotherapy as
acknowledged by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
- They are to be aware of the boundaries
of their own practice and are to manage the associated clinical risk
effectively at all times.
- They are to be responsible for the
management of training needs which arise from such role development.
Please refer to the attached
Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Selection Process
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. 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.
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.
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 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.
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
If found successful for this position, you will be required to
provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a
proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to
provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being
withdrawn.
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.
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 selection at sift
stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the
following Technical Skills:
- 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
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. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work
for Veterans initiative -https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-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 dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are
not limited to:
- The post holder should 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.
- They are to develop and maintain skills
required to work at a Clinical Specialist level within physiotherapy as
acknowledged by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
- They are to be aware of the boundaries
of their own practice and are to manage the associated clinical risk
effectively at all times.
- They are to be responsible for the
management of training needs which arise from such role development.
Please refer to the attached
Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Selection Process
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. 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.
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.
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 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.
https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed
If found successful for this position, you will be required to
provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a
proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to
provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being
withdrawn.
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.
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 selection at sift
stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the
following Technical Skills:
- 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
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. 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.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work
for Veterans initiative -https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-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 dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Person Specification
Registration details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number.
- You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
- Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Proven experience in the application of mobilisation and manipulation techniques.
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.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- HCPC Registered as a Physiotherapist.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Knowledge, training and experience to masters level or equivalent.
Person Specification
Registration details
Essential
- Please provide your membership registration number.
- You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
- Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
- Proven experience in the application of mobilisation and manipulation techniques.
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.
Registrations and Memberships
Essential
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
- HCPC Registered as a Physiotherapist.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Knowledge, training and experience to masters level 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).
