Job summary We are looking for a dynamic, organised, and enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our primary health care team at RAF Northolt, Ruislip. There is also an expectation that the Post Holder may be required to work across other sites within the Group Practice (current sites include Northolt and Northwood). Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) provide a unique blend of traditional team based primary care and occupational health support to military personnel. DPHC also has a strong emphasis on education with numerous opportunities to train military medics, nurses, and Doctors. This position offers 37.5 hours per week. The salary will be pro rata where the part time hours are undertaken and applications for part time or job share to cover these hours are welcome. Does this sound like the role for you? Benefits Include: Free Parking Access to NHS Pension A Culture Encouraging Inclusion and Diversity Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This includes undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal/sports and training injury areas. 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 24 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum Pay Award Pending Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Job share Reference number K0003-25-0010 Job locations RAF Northolt West End Road Ruislip HA4 6NG Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to: Performing 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. Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning. Advising the Senior Medical Officer about specialist physiotherapy recommendations. Managing and prioritising own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively. Being responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment, patient appliances and aids, attaining competence prior to use. Including the identification and reporting of work service requirements and repair needs within the department. Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail. 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. The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following 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 There will be no reimbursement for any travel for interview. 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. You will need to copy and paste the link into a browser. https://www.youtube.com/DMS_MilMed Further Information 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. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate. 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. 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 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. This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, details of which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans 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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. 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 For our complaints procedure, please refer to the Important Information document attached. Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to: Performing 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. Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment programme based upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning. Advising the Senior Medical Officer about specialist physiotherapy recommendations. Managing and prioritising own clinical caseload efficiently and effectively. Being responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment, patient appliances and aids, attaining competence prior to use. Including the identification and reporting of work service requirements and repair needs within the department. Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail. 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. The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application. At interview, you will be tested against the following 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 There will be no reimbursement for any travel for interview. 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. You will need to copy and paste the link into a browser. https://www.youtube.com/DMS_MilMed Further Information 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. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate. 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. 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 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. This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, details of which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans 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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. 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 For our complaints procedure, please refer to the Important Information document attached. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent. 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 Experience Desirable Must have relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculosketal disorders, sports injuries, and orthopaedic conditions. 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. Registrations and Memberships Essential Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP). State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC). Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent. 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 Experience Desirable Must have relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of musculosketal disorders, sports injuries, and orthopaedic conditions. 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. Registrations and Memberships Essential Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP). State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC). 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 RAF Northolt West End Road Ruislip HA4 6NG Employer's website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)