Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation InstructorinAylesburyinAylesburyPUBLISHED FRI 28 FEB 2025

At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.

Are you a Band 5 Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor looking for an exciting role, working alongside the military, which offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If the answer is yes, then we are looking to appoint a professional and patient focused individual with a strong commitment to providing a high quality service to work within our friendly and welcoming team at RAF Halton, Aylesbury.

The vacant post is full time working 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Benefits

• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• NHS Pension
• Parking available

Allowances:

• Professional Registration Fees reimbursed

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.

The Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (ERI) will provide a high-quality professional exercise therapy service within a Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) setting for entitled personnel in accordance with Defence Medical Services Guidelines and associated Defence Rehabilitation Policy as part of a team.

They will uphold professional standards through specialist musculoskeletal (MSK) clinical delivery and continuous improvement in accordance with professional, Defence and Civil Service core standards.

About us

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• Deliver a range of exercise-based rehabilitation classes for complex patients with known diagnoses utilising Defence and National bestpractice guidelines safely and effectively. Use communication strategies and inter-personal skills to maximise outcomes for personnel with diverse MSK presentations including complex presentations, post-operative, persistent pain, sporting and high-performance populations.
• Conduct daily administration and registration, group and individual therapy sessions on and off-site in a range of settings including gyms, sports halls and swimming pools, underpinned by risk assessments and lesson plans.
• Be dynamic in managing issues with patients, staffing, logistics and equipment, acting and communicating with those required effectively and efficiently.
• Work under the direction of the assigned course physiotherapist, using the expertise of the wider team of Advanced Physiotherapists, Military rehabilitation staff, Sport and Exercise Medicine Consultants, Podiatrists and administrators as indicated.
• Use a range of communication techniques with the patient and referring team to understand barriers to progression, understand general occupational functional requirements to agree realistic goals. Be adaptable and provide cross-cover for courses or administrative tasks if in the event of staff shortages if the priorities of the unit dictate.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

Selection Process

The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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 NHSC4 Service Improvement
• NHS Core NHSC5 Quality
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB6 Assessment & Treatment Planning
• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment

To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.

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.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

Please see 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. www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsedhS 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.

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.

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 post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

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, www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsedhS 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.

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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.