Band 6 Physiotherapist Specialist

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 Band 6 Physiotherapist Specialist 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 Hereford Garrison, Stirling Line, Hereford.The vacant post is part time working hours per week.Could this be the role for you?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!BenefitsAccess 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 gym Shop, cafe and mess restaurant Main duties of the job The Physiotherapist working within the Defence Medical Rehabilitation (rehab) Plan is to ensurethe provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitledpersonnel.
This includes undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal/sportsand training injury area.To provide a positive caring environment, in which patients can expect a high-quality professionalservice.Provide full support to the line manager in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive andprofessional rehabilitation service for entitled personnel.
This will include undertaking highly skilledand specialist work, peer review and support to Junior/other physiotherapists and ExerciseRehabilitation Instructor (ERIs) working within the Unit.
About us Our success depends on our people our WholeForce regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, allworking as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.Our civil servants are a central part of thisWhole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerialdecision-making and Parliamentary processes.
In fact, with over 2,000 differentroles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellenttime to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.The Ministry of Defence is committed toattracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds andenabling flexible ways of working as the norm.
We offer maternity, adoption orshared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks ofstatutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeksfull pay.In return, you can expect a department that helpsyou learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both asan individual and part of a team.If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, gofurther or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than everbefore.
Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description Job responsibilities Duties and responsibilities for the roleinclude but are not limited to: To perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred byConsultants, General Practitioners, other Healthcare Professionals and by directaccess requests with diverse presentations and complex and acute/chronic physicalconditions and sports injuries.
To use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
To formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programmebased upon evidence-based practice, manual assessment, and appropriate clinicalreasoning.
To communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent forIf not available, please specify reasons:Current Civil Service Policy and routine day to day management of the Unit necessitates routineon site care.
The successful candidate will participate in weekly Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings with staff to discusspatients undergoing PCRF treatment.Please refer to the attached Job Descriptionand Person Specification for the full list of duties.Selection ProcessThis is a Reserved post and only open to UK nationals.
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV.
At interview, you will be tested against the following NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:NHS Core NHSC1 CommunicationNHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People DevelopmentNHS Core NHSC4 Service ImprovementNHS Core NHSC5 QualityNHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment PlanningNHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & TreatmentPlease ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV and that you have saved it.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.To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.The sift will be completed within5 working days of the vacancy closing date.
Interviews will be held on a dateto be confirmed.There will be no reimbursementfor any travel expenses for the interview.Please note the salary will bepro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.All employees joining Ministry ofDefence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probationperiod (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meetthe security requirements before they can be appointed.
The level of securityneeded is security check.Access to the NHSpension scheme is available to the successful candidate.If found successful for this position, you will be required toprovide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B.
Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not aproof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required.
Failure toprovide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment beingwithdrawn.There is no requirement to deployas this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity ofcare required by our patients when based at home.We encourage allour employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19subject to any exemptions that may apply.
Please see the attached furtherinformation document for full details.As a resultof the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled workervisa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be businesscritical.
This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsora visa.
It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will requiresponsorship under the points-based system.
Should youapply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application willbe rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Workfor Veterans initiative, Civil Service embracesdiversity and promotes equality of opportunity.
There is a Disability ConfidentScheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selectioncriteria.
If you need to advise us that youneed additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process,please contact .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.
Person Specification Registrations and Memberships Essential Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC) Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
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.
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.
Qualifications Essential Assessment and treatment planning Level 4 Interventions and treatment Level 4 Knowledge and information resources Level 1 People management Level 1 Experience Essential Must have relevant experience in the assessment and treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries, and orthopaedic conditions.
Completed the relevant courses and experience that would be equivalent to graduate diploma level of study