Band 7 Physiotherapist

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to: The post holder should be an autonomous practitioner and an expert clinician in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with musculoskeletal injury who are referred by GPs. They are to develop and maintain skills required to work at a Clinical Specialist level within physiotherapy as acknowledged by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists. They are to be aware of the boundaries of their own practice and are to manage the associated clinical risk effectively at all times. They are to be responsible for the management of training needs which arise from such role development.

All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, where smoking and the use of all tobacco products will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken. 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 a 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.

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Technical Skills: NHS Core NHSC1 Communication, NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development, NHS Core NHSC3 Health, Safety & Security, NHS Core NHSC4 Service Improvement, NHS Core NHSC5 Quality, NHS Core NHSC6 Equality and Diversity, NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB1 Promotion of Health & Wellbeing, NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB3 Protection of Health & Wellbeing, NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning, NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment, NHS Information & Knowledge NHS IK3 Knowledge & Info Resources, NHS General NHS G6 People Management.

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.