Army - General Practitioner

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, with responsibility for an annual budget of over £10bn, the Army is a major part of the Ministry of Defence and one of its largest operating centres who employ around 12,000 Civil Servants located at over 300 locations supporting the 110K regular and reserve soldiers across the Army. This Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff.

The Army Foundation College Harrogate trains all Junior Soldiers under the age of 18 and prepares them for their subsequent Phase 2 Training. A Junior Soldier will complete either a 6 month or 12 month course within an exciting and challenging course programme, including military skills, education, adventure training and life skills.

We employ a large work force comprising of military staff, contractors and civil servants. Military and civilian personnel create an exciting and diverse work environment, always working to a “One Team” ethos, supporting, and learning from one another.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic General Practitioner (GP) working within our Primary and Occupational Healthcare team.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

To provide primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards to ensure that the organisational and Senior Medical Officer's objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.

The General Practitioner should understand the values and standards of the Armed Forces and support the Services in their day-to-day duty.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice hours.
• Maximise the levels of health, wellbeing and employability of Service personnel to ensure the needs of the single Services are met.
• Undertake mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
• Provide appropriate preventative medical advice to both individuals and Chain of Command.
• Appropriately supervise the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring and reporting through single Service chains.
• Provide primary care emergency treatment to any patient who may require this within the Establishment.
• Have a working knowledge of and be actively involved in clinical governance.
• Participate in audit, in accordance with both personal and practice development plans.
• Work in collaboration with all members of the primary healthcare team and line management.
• Represent the Senior Medical Officers on Medical Practice related issues where necessary, including participation in Commander’s Monthly Case Review (unit health committee) where appropriate.
• Participate fully in any practice out of hours rota, but where applicable the level of commitment being based on a pro-rata basis for part-time staff. This should not include providing cover for planned military absences.
• Provide care for inpatients of any low dependency ward where applicable.
• Provide emergency treatment and accident reporting for MOD civilian staff.
• Be familiar with relevant major incident and infectious disease outbreak plans.
• Liaise with the practice manager on all matters of service administration.

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Person specification

Essential skills required:

• Registration with the United Kingdom General Medical Council (GMC), and on the General Practitioner (GP) Register.
• Applicants should have received a Certificate of Completion of Training following General Practice Specialist Training.
• Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practice.
• To be proficient with electronic patient records.

Desirable skills:

Knowledge of

• Medical IT systems used within the Defence Medical Services.
• Occupational health and in particular military occupational health.
• Musculoskeletal medicine.
• Proficiency in DMICP.

Licences

Full GMC Registration and a Licence to Practice.

Evidence of qualification/Licence/Membership will be required at interview.
All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.

Memberships

Must be on the UK GMC GP Register.

Evidence of qualification/Licence/Membership will be required at interview.
All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date.

Technical skills

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

• NHS General: People Management
• NHS Core: Communication
• NHS Core: Health, Safety & Security
• NHS Core: Service Improvement
• NHS Core: Quality
• NHS Core: Equality & Diversity
• NHS Heath & Wellbeing: Provision of Care
• NHS Heath & Wellbeing: Assessment & Treatment Planning

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £94,282, Ministry of Defence contributes £27,313 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.
Other benefits for Army civil servants include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme, a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities.
• Learning and Development
• Access to the gym and catering on site.

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference, and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role. A modern apprenticeship is a combined package of work and training. Through the schemes available you will gain a professional qualification, practical experience, and the broader skills required to develop in your current role and pave the way for your future career.

Discover My Benefits:

Please follow the link to visit the Discover My Benefits site which showcases the benefits and discounts offered when working as a civilian for the MOD:

https://discovermybenefits.mod.gov.uk/civilian/

This post does not offer any assistance with Relocation Allowances.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

• CV

At interview stage you will be assessed against the following:

• Technical
  • NHS Core: Communication
  • NHS Core: Health, Safety & Security
  • NHS Core: Service Improvement
  • NHS Core: Quality
  • NHS Core: Equality & Diversity
  • NHS Heath & Wellbeing: Provision of Care
  • NHS Heath & Wellbeing: Assessment & Treatment Planning
  • NHS General: People Management

The NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework - a short guide to KSF dimensions

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

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.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigation’s can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

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 the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Timothy Williamson
• Email : Timothy.Williamson208@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-ResourcingTeam1@mod.gov.uk

Further information

Please see further information document attached

Attachments

20241009 - Further Information - External Opens in new window (docx, 34kB)Defence Civil Service Offer Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)Short-Guide-to-KSF-Dimensions Opens in new window (pdf, 50kB)