Are you a Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist 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 the Catterick Combined Medical Practice. The vacant post is part time working 20 hours per week. Weds 08:15-16:30, 1 hour lunch, Thurs 08:15-16:30, 1 hour lunch, Fri 07:45-13:15. There is flexibility in days/hours but cover is needed on Thursday afternoons until 16:30.

Requirements

• Qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
• Evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B (serology levels required).
• Ability to meet security requirements (security check).
• Technical Skills:
  • NHS Core NHSC1 Communication
  • NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development
  • NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement
  • NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
  • NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
  • NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment

Responsibilities

• To ensure the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel.
• Undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal (MSK) /sports and training injury areas.
• Perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by Consultants, General Practitioners and other Healthcare Professionals with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physical conditions and sports injuries.
• Use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
• Formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
• Communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent for assessment and treatment, good understanding of their conditions and maximise their rehabilitation potential. Patients may have barriers to communication e.g. English as their second language.
• Advise Medical Officers with regard to specialist physiotherapy recommendations.
• Manage and prioritise own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively.
• Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

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 a gymnasium
• Onsite shop and cafe
• 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.
• Paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

Application Process

• CV: Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it, making sure that any reference to your personal details have been removed from your CV prior to submitting your application.
• Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.
• Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance at https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/ for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
• The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date.
• Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
• 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.
• If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B.
• The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests.
• Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

About Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC)

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. 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. 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. The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. 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.

Contact

• If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk.