Job summary Here at Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), we are inclusive and dedicated, working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel We are looking for a Band 6 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist to join our welcoming team of dedicated military and civilian healthcare professionals and administrative staff located at Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton. This position is full time, offering 37.5 hours per week. Does this sound like the role for you? If so, we would love to hear from you Benefits Include: Free Parking Access to the Gym Access to NHS Pension A large friendly, motivated and experienced team A culture encouraging Inclusion and Diversity Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be giving full support to the Officer Commanding (OC) the Group Primary Care Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF) in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional Physiotherapy/ Rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal/ sports injuries area as well as being part of a multidisciplinary team providing rehabilitation to patients. The work will be primarily clinical but administrative and other professional activities will need to be undertaken as required. 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 22 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Pay Award Pending Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Job share Reference number K0003-24-0260 Job locations Ministry Of Defence Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton Yeovil Somerset BA22 8HT Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to: Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment program using evidence-based practice, manual assessment, and appropriate clinical reasoning. Communicating 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. Ensuring high standards of administration of physiotherapy care within the department in both, allocation of patients to therapists and other multidisciplinary team members and referrals to review clinics. Being responsible for the safe and competent use of all electrotherapy and gym equipment, patient appliances and aids and ensure that other members of the multi-disciplinary team attain competence prior to use. The identification and reporting of work service requirements and repair needs within the department. Caring and maintaining materials, equipment and stationery and the accurate administration of any allocated inventories Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail. Selection Process Details The selection at sift stage will be based upon your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following National Health Service (NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework: 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 Further Information: 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. 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 your CV/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- Please note if you are viewing this on NHS Jobs, you may need to copy and paste the following link in to your browser: 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to: Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment program using evidence-based practice, manual assessment, and appropriate clinical reasoning. Communicating 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. Ensuring high standards of administration of physiotherapy care within the department in both, allocation of patients to therapists and other multidisciplinary team members and referrals to review clinics. Being responsible for the safe and competent use of all electrotherapy and gym equipment, patient appliances and aids and ensure that other members of the multi-disciplinary team attain competence prior to use. The identification and reporting of work service requirements and repair needs within the department. Caring and maintaining materials, equipment and stationery and the accurate administration of any allocated inventories Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail. Selection Process Details The selection at sift stage will be based upon your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following National Health Service (NHS) Knowledge and Skills Framework: 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 Further Information: 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. 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 your CV/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- Please note if you are viewing this on NHS Jobs, you may need to copy and paste the following link in to your browser: 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Person Specification Please Provide your 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. 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. Desirable Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal (MSK) disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions. Qualifications Essential Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP). State registered Physiotherapist Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent. Person Specification Please Provide your 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. 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. Desirable Relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculo-skeletal (MSK) disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions. Qualifications Essential Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP). State registered Physiotherapist Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training or experience to post graduate diploma 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). Employer details Employer name Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services) Address Ministry Of Defence Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton Yeovil Somerset BA22 8HT Employer's website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)