Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Redford Barracks, Colinton Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH13 0PP About the job Job summary We are currently looking for a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Civilian Medical Practitioner (CMP) to join our Regional Occupational Health Team at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh. The Ministry of Defence provides an occupationally focused Health Care Service. Our specialist OH services encompass the medical aspects of an individual's fitness for work, to include employment, deployment, health surveillance, rehabilitation, provision of advice to commanders, assessment of health on leaving the Armed Forces and (Army only) ill-health retirement. It is a key contributor to force preparation, force multiplication and force sustainment, and is a common thread through all health and wellbeing interventions. This position is part time and offers 18.5 hours a week. These hours are negotiable over 2 or 3 days a week. Does this sound like the role for you? Job description The successful candidate will be providing specialist Occupational Health (OH) input, in line with Ministry of Defence (MOD) Occupational Health policy and General Medical Council (GMC) standards, to clinicians and the Chain of Command (CoC) within their Region, to optimise the employability and deploy ability of Service Personnel (SP). Person specification Main details of the role include but are not limited to: Undertaking Medical Boards including Full Medical Boards (FMB) in conjunction with the Consultant Occupational Medicine (Cons OM), in accordance with extant MOD and Army policy, providing relevant information on the outcome to the Service Person (SP) and Chain of Command (CoC). Offering single Service (sS) Joint Medical Employment Standard (JMES) advice to clinical personnel in accordance with extant policy. Promoting clinical audit and a culture of continuous improvement as part of an evidence-based quality improvement service. Promoting a patient safety culture where staff are encouraged to report concerns, errors and near misses and where staff concerns, and significant events, are taken seriously, investigated and lessons are identified and implemented. Performing occupational risk assessments of service personnel (SP) to advise on fitness for role, specific tasking, and any necessary workplace adjustments. Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all job responsibilities. Licences Registration with the UK GMC and holding a licence to practice. To be on the UK GMC Register and on National Performers List. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Benefits Alongside your salary of £83,032, Ministry of Defence contributes £24,054 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity Learning and development tailored to your role NHS Pension Parking Onsite canteen Gym access Disability access Professional registration fees reimbursed Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. 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 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. Defence Medical Services - YouTube 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. 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. 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. Whilst you will be a permanent member of the MOD, you will be subject to the normal overseas posting lengths, and you will have an obligation to return to an MOD position in the UK after your overseas posting. This is not a Specially Recruited to Sennelager position. At the end of a tour no guarantees can be given that you will return to your previous or preferred location in the UK. This may mean the mobility obligation for mobile grades may be enacted where there is no suitable post at an individuals preferred location. 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. 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. 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. 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. Please be aware that MoD medical roles based in Scotland will be aligned with the Agenda for Change NHS Pay Scales and Bands for England and Wales. 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. 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) 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-sgdmsresourcingteammod.gov.uk. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Joanne Howl Email : joanne.howl100mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : DBSCivPers-SGDMSResourcingmod.gov.uk Further information Please see the Further Information Document. Attachments Job Description and Person Specification Opens in new window (pdf, 181kB) Defence_Civil_Servant_Offer Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB) Further Information - External Opens in new window (pdf, 100kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail