Band 7 Physiotherapist

The Band 7 Physiotherapist is responsible as the clinical

lead for the Primary Healthcare Rehabilitation Facility (PCRF) and will oversee

the provision of high-quality primary care rehabilitation across the combined

practice. Their duties include the delivery of advanced clinical practice and

the management of rehabilitation staff. The Combined Practice is formed across

2 sites, Aldershot Medical Centre as the larger site and Minley Medical Centre

as the smaller site.

To work as a Team Clinical Lead managing staff.

To be a source of highly skilled clinical expertise in the management of

musculoskeletal (MSK) dysfunction. Reporting to the Senior Medical

Officer (SMO), the Band 7 Clinical Lead provides clinical supervision and

advice to senior physiotherapists, General Practitioners, and the service

persons' military Chain of Command.

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

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 distinct 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.

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.

Essential: - Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Physiotherapist; - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapist (MCSP)

Essential: - Experience working as a clinical MSK physiotherapist at a minimum of band 6 (or equivalent) in the MSK injury specialism, including experience in sports injuries and orthopaedics.; - Up to date Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable: - Healthcare Governance training or equivalent experience.; - Diagnostic Ultrasound (US) or willing to undertake.; - Injection Therapy or willing to undertake.

Essential: - Degree in Physiotherapy plus additional specialist training or experience to master's level or equivalent.

Desirable: - Masters of Science (MSc) or working towards MSc

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.

Essential: - Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation from any role in the past five years, or resigned or otherwise left a role but would have been dismissed for such gross misconduct because of an adverse decision, had you continued in that employment?; - Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.