Band 8b Consultant Physiotherapist

Duties will include, but are not limited to: Strategically developing the non-surgical management of patients across Defence Rehabilitation and ensuring local implementation of relevant national policy. Assessing highly complex cases using a range of assessment/diagnostic methods and reach valid, reliable, and comprehensive patient and client-centred conclusions appropriate to needs, context and culture. Crafting and developing protocols of care and design patient care pathways with the aim of providing best practice examples to others both within the region or nationally. Supervising and acting as a mentor to all grades of qualified and unqualified staff and students within the service. Leading and contributing to improvements in practice and health outcomes through appropriate change management and negotiation to work to local, regional, national, and international standards. Accepting clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and coordinating this efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time. For further information of duties and responsibilities please see full job description and person specification attached. The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviours & Technical Skills: Leadership NHS Core - NHSC1 - Communication NHS Core - NHSC2 - Personal & People Development NHS Core - NHSC5 - Quality NHS Health & Wellbeing - HWB6 - Assessment & Treatment Planning NHS Information & Knowledge - NHS IK2 - Information Collection & Analysis Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, and memberships in the CV section of the application form. 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 copy and paste 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/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 [email protected]. 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.

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