MOD General Practitioner

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

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Job summary

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

Are you a General Practitioner looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at Baden Powell House, Catterick Garrison.

The vacant post is part time working 10 hours per week as part of a job share. Negotiation about the hours to be worked to be finalised with the current incumbent 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
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Free parking
Professional Registration Fees Re-imbursed

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational health care to members of the Reserve forces in line with General Medical Council (GMC) standards and relevant Defence policy to meet Commander Defence Health Care Recovery Groups (Comd DHRG) objectives for best patient care.

As agreed by Comd DHRG, support Primary Medical Care Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) in delivery of a safe and effective primary healthcare service within the firm base at the regional level to enhance and sustain operational effectiveness.

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

14 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£85,451 to £104,560 a year Pro-rata for part time.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

K0003-25-0079

Job locations

Baden Powell House

Peronne Lines

Catterick Garrison

DL9 3JS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

Provide safe and appropriate Primary, Preventative, Occupational and Remedial Healthcare to all registered patients. Non-registered patients are to be provided with immediate medical care, on a humanitarian basis, when required.
The GP is to ensure that all Medical Administrative Instructions, medical policy letters and other military instructions issued from time to time by the MOD and other higher military formations, and which relate to the care of patients, are complied with and maintained in the Medical Centre.
Work in conjunction with the Chain of Command, to enable Commanders to meet their objectives. Attend Unit Health Committee meetings as required and provide virtual assistance to Units for Pulhheems Administration Pamphlet Management Information System (PAPMIS) purposes.
Provide military medical advice to the Chain of Command in a timely manner (after receiving appropriate training). The GP is to have direct access to Commanding Officers on matters relating to personnel under their Command and is to have nominated officers to whom they may refer routine administrative and disciplinary matters relating to staff and patients.
Provide Occupational Healthcare, in line with MOD policy, and Occupational Health advice to the Chain of Command (after appropriate training), including Recruit and assessments and other examinations deemed appropriate to enable personnel to pursue their career. There may be additional medical requirements that arise from the specialist role of the Units and for which occupational and Health & Safety at Work Act legislation may apply.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

Selection process:

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

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

Provide safe and appropriate Primary, Preventative, Occupational and Remedial Healthcare to all registered patients. Non-registered patients are to be provided with immediate medical care, on a humanitarian basis, when required.
The GP is to ensure that all Medical Administrative Instructions, medical policy letters and other military instructions issued from time to time by the MOD and other higher military formations, and which relate to the care of patients, are complied with and maintained in the Medical Centre.
Work in conjunction with the Chain of Command, to enable Commanders to meet their objectives. Attend Unit Health Committee meetings as required and provide virtual assistance to Units for Pulhheems Administration Pamphlet Management Information System (PAPMIS) purposes.
Provide military medical advice to the Chain of Command in a timely manner (after receiving appropriate training). The GP is to have direct access to Commanding Officers on matters relating to personnel under their Command and is to have nominated officers to whom they may refer routine administrative and disciplinary matters relating to staff and patients.
Provide Occupational Healthcare, in line with MOD policy, and Occupational Health advice to the Chain of Command (after appropriate training), including Recruit and assessments and other examinations deemed appropriate to enable personnel to pursue their career. There may be additional medical requirements that arise from the specialist role of the Units and for which occupational and Health & Safety at Work Act legislation may apply.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

Selection process:

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

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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

Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

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.

https://www.youtube.com/@DMS_MilMed

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 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.

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

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

Current GMC registration: on GP register and with a licence to practise.
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.

Person Specification

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

Current GMC registration: on GP register and with a licence to practise.
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.

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.