Recruiting & Selection MOD GP

Job summary

The Civilian Medical Practitioner (CMP) plays a critical role within the Department of Occupational Medicine, undertaking medical examinations and providing expert clinical judgement on candidate medical fitness for service or aviation duties in accordance with JSP 950 and AP1269A. The post holder advises contractor staff, supports the candidate appeals process, contributes to ministerial correspondence, and provides medical risk advice on candidates who may require executive waivers. The CMP also contributes to service and policy improvement initiatives and supports the wider objectives of RAF Recruitment & Selection.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake Tri-Service Initial Aviation Medical Examinations to make decisions on medical fitness for safety critical aircrew and aircraft controller roles, taking into account the air safety standards published in AP1269A.
• Remote initial certification of candidates and serving personnel employed in air safety critical roles through the review of medical records provided by the Contractor, military medical officers and civilian medical practitioners.
• Provide remote occupational assessments of medical fitness to continue in military training.
• Provide advice to the Contractor staff on the Medical Fitness of candidates referred by them.
• Provide timely responses to candidate appeals relating to medical fitness decisions.
• Contributing to the medical elements of responses to ministerial correspondence.
• Provide advice to the Executive on medical risks for candidates who do not meet standard entry requirements but may be considered for an executive waiver.
• Contribute to service and policy improvement initiatives across the Department of Occupational Medicine.

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This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Civilian Medical Practitioner in the Department of Occupational Medicine. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due (Insert reason for FTA). This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23 months after that date. You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.

If you are a permanent MOD civil servant and are found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 3 years). At the end of the posting, you will return to your previous MOD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information.

If you are transferring to MOD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan, you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties, then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.

Person specification

Experience

• Appropriate clinical experience to provide medical oversight and decision making.
• A proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience contributing to medical assessments, appeals, risk evaluations, and ministerial correspondence.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the main register and on the GMC GP Register without restrictions.
• Current licence to practise.
• A current, satisfactory in date annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) Good Medical Practice (GMP).
• Proof of GMC validation and revalidation must be presented at interview.
• All qualifications/licenses must be valid and in date at the point of application.
• Equivalent qualifications are not accepted.

Desirable:

• Previous Ministry of Defence (MOD) experience.
• RAF Military Aviation Medicine Examiner (MAME) Course.
• Diploma in Aviation Medicine.
• Diploma in Occupational Medicine.

Person Specification

• Reliable and consistently sound professional clinical judgement.
• Good people skills, including the ability to form strong working relationships with the existing Service Entry Medical Department, military, and non-military partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated capability to work collaboratively within teams.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development in line with GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Ability to interpret and apply medical standards, clinical guidelines, and investigation results.

  Memberships

  • GMC GP Register without restrictions.

Qualifications

Registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) on the main register and on the GMC GP Register without restrictions.
Current licence to practise.
A current, satisfactory in date annual appraisal in line with the requirements of the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) Good Medical Practice (GMP).
Proof of GMC validation and revalidation must be presented at interview.

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. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £83,032, Ministry of Defence contributes £24,054 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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 Behaviours and Experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions
• Delivering at pace

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Communicating and influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a quality service
• Making effective decisions
• Delivering at pace

Should a high number of applications be received an initial sift will be completed on the Leadership behaviour only.

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

Open to UK nationals only.

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 : Wg Cdr Daniel Ashdown
• Email : Dan.Ashdown407@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

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

Further information

Please see Further Information document attached

Attachments

Further Information - External Opens in new window (docx, 34kB)Defence Civil Service Offer (1) Opens in new window (pdf, 1562kB)20250919-CSOC_Candidate Information Pack V8-Accessibility-O Opens in new window (pdf, 428kB)Ministry of Defence – Revised Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) Opens in new window (pdf, 298kB)