Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor

Details

Reference number

269810

Salary

£27,055 - £32,934 Pro Rata for Part Time

Job grade

Other Band 5

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

MOD - Strategic Command - Defence Medical Services (DMS)

Type of role

Medical

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Rock Barracks Heath Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3TW

About the job

Job summary

Here at Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and hardworking Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor who will be working within our Primary Health Care team, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, Suffolk.

The vacancy is based at Woodbridge, however there is a requirement for the incumbent to work at RAF Honington on Wednesdays, they will also be required to work from RAF Honington whilst they are carrying out their initial training, details will be discussed at interview.

DPHC is a vibrant and fast paced organisation which aims to provide the very best primary healthcare to members of the Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. DPHC delivers a clinical service in accordance with NHS Standards and Ministry of Defence policies.

Job description

The successful postholder will be working within the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Programme (DMRP) providing a high standard of exercise-based rehabilitation including highly specialist work in the musculo-skeletal/sports and training injury area for the Population at Risk (PAR), meeting Standards for Better Health by using a multidisciplinary approach.

Part-time candidates will be considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be covered.

This role is offered at 37.5 hours per week required across Monday to Fridays.

Person specification

As the successful candidate your duties include but are not limited to:

• To perform appropriate clinical assessments and to design and implement safe and progressive exercise treatment schedules for all patients after the MO/Physiotherapist/Clinical Team Manager has made a diagnosis.
• Support and attend weekly and monthly Special Interest Group and Clinical Governance Meetings where audit, research, service and policy development are conducted within the multidisciplinary team environment.
• To educate, supervise and support junior colleagues and students, whilst providing a positive working environment.
• To facilitate effective communication and co-operation with all other departmental/Unit and external medical personnel from other agencies/units.

For full information on the job roles please refer to the attached TOR's.

Qualifications

Degree level in Sports Exercise/Therapy/Rehabilitation/Sports Science, JSSRI or equivalent

Memberships

Hold membership of British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) or REPS Level IV

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• NHS Core – NHSC1 – Communication
• NHS Core – NHSC4 – Service Improvement
• NHS Core – NHSC5 – Quality
• NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB1 – Promotion of Health & Wellbeing
• NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB6 – Assessment & Treatment Planning
• NHS Health & Wellbeing – HWB7 – Interventions & Treatment

Benefits

• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A NHS Service pension
• Generous annual leave entitlement + Bank Holidays
• Free Parking
• Access to Gym
• numerous opportunities for continuous professional development!

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

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.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

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 note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in your CV.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

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.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

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.

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 by 31st December 2022. 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.

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.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.

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

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-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.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 Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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.

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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 : Debra Ludlam Email : debra.ludlam388@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email : DBSCivPers-SGDMSResourcing@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please see Further Information document.