Band 6 Occupational Health Clinician

The successful candidate will provide clinical advice and training on the clinical value of OccupationalHealth (OH) to other members of the multidisciplinary team, and externalagencies / organisations as requested., Supportingthe delivery of a peripatetic Occupational Health (OH) service which requires travel between base location and assignedunits.

The majority clinical activity is delivered face to face in the Service Person (SP)s workplace / military environment or a clinic setting, therefore often requiring travel.

• Participating in clinical supervision provided by clinical lead and engagein Performance Appraisal Development Review (PADR) development alongside the NationalClinical Care Pathway Manager (NCCPM) and Band 7.


• Providing specialist, person-centred care which considers safety, privacyand dignity usingadvanced clinicalknowledge.


• Providing clinical advice and training on the clinical value of OccupationalHealth (OH) to other members of the multidisciplinary team, and externalagencies / organisations as requested.


For further details about duties and responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Selection Process : The selection at sift stage will be based on your application / CV. At interview, you will be tested against 4 technical skills and give a short will also be interviewed against these technical skills

Essential

• Professional / clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree / diploma level.


• An Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current registration with an appropriate governing and regulatory body ( HCPC or NMC).


• Current certificate of Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella immunity.


• Current driving licence. The role is peripatetic and cannot be delivered using public transport.
  
  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., As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative,

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.


• NHS Pension.


• Continuous professional development training supplied.


• Paid annual leave entitlement.


• Free on-site parking.


• Access to coffee and convenience shop., NHS Core NHSC2 Personal & People Development


• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB2 Assessment & CarePlanning


• NHS Health & Wellbeing HWB7 Interventions & Treatment


At interview, you will be required to do a shortpresentation. The title of this presentation will be : "The value of work onhealth and recovery".

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV / application.

The sift will be completed within 5 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.

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 ofall 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.

Requests to work flexibly and or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

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.

Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Failure to provide evidence of your immunity may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

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.