About this role
Job summary
At Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) we are an inclusive, dedicated organisation working to provide outstanding care to our entitled personnel.
Are you a General Practitioner 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 RNAS Yeovilton.
This full-time role offers 37 hours per week and all requests to work flexibly will be considered, allowing for business needs, and reviewed annually. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits:
An inclusive working environment with options to enable flexible workingLearning and development tailored to your role with a high standard of in-house training being offeredA Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%Excellent sick pay provision. Maximum 5 months on full pay and 5 months on half pay. Eligibility criteria will apply in accordance with a current MOD policyFree parkingAccess to the gym
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide primary care, occupational, aviation and emergency care, including airfield emergency medical support advice, to all entitled personnel at Royal Navy Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton and Merrifield airfield.
RNAS Yeovilton Naval Air Station is the Royal Navy's largest Air Station and one of the largest Helicopter bases in Europe. It is home to His Majesty's Ship (HMS) Heron, Wildcat Maritime Force, Commando Helicopter Force, 1AAC and a number of other Units with a variable patient population of circa 3000 service personnel.
Primary physical workplace is expected to be RNAS Yeovilton Medical Centre. However, to support business needs the incumbent may on occasion be required to work from other medical centres within a reasonable distance. Travel time above usual commute will be within the working day, and travel costs incurred above standard commute will be repaid.
About us
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 different 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.
Job description Job responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
Deliver healthcare outputs that support the needs of Defence in accordance with DPHC Priorities as directed by Principle Medical Officer (PMO). Deliver quality outcomes in primary healthcare to the entitled population and participate in quality improvement initiatives to improve individual and population health. To diagnose, prescribe, treat and recommend disposal of primary care patients. To carry out Occupational, Aviation and Underwater Medicine Examinations. Full training will be provided on these aspects where required. To supervise the clinical practice and continuing education of the General Duties Medical Officer (GDMO) and General Practitioner (GP) Specialty trainees, when borne. Training will be provided where required on supervisory aspects of the role.Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.
Selection Process
At application stage you will be assessed against the following:
CV:
Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.Behaviours:
Leadership Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Working Together
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 the supporting information link for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
At interview you will be assessed against the following:
Behaviours:
Leadership Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Working Together
The interview may consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation-based scenarios.
Please see the supporting documents for the link to our YouTube channel for advice on 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.
The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
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 security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
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. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
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 [email protected].
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 mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Registrations and Memberships Essential
Registration with the United Kingdom (UK) General Medical Council (GMC), and on the General Practice (GP) Register. Holding a current licence to practice. Please provide your membership registration number. Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.
Provide a CV 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.
Experience Essential
To be proficient in relevant Information Technology (IT) systems subject to appropriate training being provided.
Behaviour Statement 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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Address RNAS Yeovilton
Yeovil
BA22 8HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)