• Job Description

  Req#: K0003-25-0183?language=en&page=676&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Welcome to Defence Healthcare Recovery Group (DHRG), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.

  We are looking to recruit a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Occupational Health Clinician to join our encouraging and welcoming team based at Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington, Lichfield.

  Our vibrant and fast paced organisation seeks to sustain and improve the operational efficiency of injured service personnel by supporting the delivery of a peripatetic occupational health service.

  The vacant post is part time working 32 hours per week.

  This role is peripatetic and cannot be delivered using public transport. Due to this a full UK driving licence is required for this position.

  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
  • Professional registration fees re-imbursed

  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.

  Main duties of the job

  As a qualified occupational health clinician, the successful applicant will act as a subject matter expert in the delivery of occupationally focused primary healthcare to UK Reserve Forces personnel to the whole multidisciplinary team. The successful applicant will lead and support the planning, development, and delivery of services including occupational medicine assessments, health surveillance and force health protection measures. This includes liaising with single and joint service working groups and forums.

  The post holder will provide leadership, line management and professional supervision to a national team of Band 6 nurses delivering occupationally focused primary healthcare to United Kingdom (UK) Reserve Forces personnel. They will be provide direction and support to the refinement of the nursing role with the Reserve Forces Practice as well as being key to governance and delivery of a unique occupationally focused healthcare service.

  To aid the planning, development, and delivery of services including occupational medicine assessments, health surveillance and force health protection measures. This includes liaising with single and joint service working groups and forums.

  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 youve 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.

  Details

  Date posted

  29 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £46,148 to £52,809 a year Pro-rata. *Pay award pending.

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  K0003-25-0183

  Job locations

  Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington

  Whittington Barracks

  Lichfield

  Staffordshire

  WS14 9PY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  • Hold a high level of communication skills and contribute to the wider development of others by presenting at conferences and publication of articles in the professional press.
  • Demonstrate innovative and motivational leadership, acting as a role model and developing teamwork within the organisation.
  • Clearly communicate Occupational Health (OH) guidance to employers both verbally and in written/electronic formats, in accordance with current MOD regulations and best practice.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to the multidisciplinary team with regard to the planning and delivery of occupationally focused healthcare to the Reserve forces.
  • Identify knowledge and skill gaps and seek clinical supervision and / or advice as appropriate to enhance learning and development.
  • Participate and lead in healthcare governance activities that improve the quality of healthcare and the effectiveness of their own and others practice. Monitoring the effectiveness of all clinical practices through the quality assurance strategies, such as the use of audit and peer review.
  • Encourage and evaluate feedback from stakeholders (e.g. service personnel, Chain of Command (CoC) or other clinicians) to enhance service delivery.
  • Ensure patient safety and confidentiality is maintained and meets United Kingdom Strategic Command (UK Strat Com) and Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) policy and guidance.

  Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further details.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

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

  • Hold a high level of communication skills and contribute to the wider development of others by presenting at conferences and publication of articles in the professional press.
  • Demonstrate innovative and motivational leadership, acting as a role model and developing teamwork within the organisation.
  • Clearly communicate Occupational Health (OH) guidance to employers both verbally and in written/electronic formats, in accordance with current MOD regulations and best practice.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to the multidisciplinary team with regard to the planning and delivery of occupationally focused healthcare to the Reserve forces.
  • Identify knowledge and skill gaps and seek clinical supervision and / or advice as appropriate to enhance learning and development.
  • Participate and lead in healthcare governance activities that improve the quality of healthcare and the effectiveness of their own and others practice. Monitoring the effectiveness of all clinical practices through the quality assurance strategies, such as the use of audit and peer review.
  • Encourage and evaluate feedback from stakeholders (e.g. service personnel, Chain of Command (CoC) or other clinicians) to enhance service delivery.
  • Ensure patient safety and confidentiality is maintained and meets United Kingdom Strategic Command (UK Strat Com) and Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) policy and guidance.

  Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further details.

  Person Specification

  Registrations and Memberships

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current registration with an appropriate governing and regulatory body, such as: National Midwifery Council (NMC).

  Experience

  Essential

  • Current and in-depth clinical and management experience within Occupational Health. (Practitioner level)
  • Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the workplace. (Practitioner level)
  • Current certificate of Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella immunity.

  Registration Details

  Essential

  • Please provide your membership registration number.
  • You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
  • Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.

  Licences

  Essential

  • A full UK driving Licence is required for this position.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level and completed or working towards postgraduate training in Occupational Health, or other relevant field of practice. (Practitioner level)

  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.

  Person Specification

  Registrations and Memberships

  Essential

  • Registered Nurse with current registration with an appropriate governing and regulatory body, such as: National Midwifery Council (NMC).

  Experience

  Essential

  • Current and in-depth clinical and management experience within Occupational Health. (Practitioner level)
  • Evidence of continuous professional development and the practical application of new skills to the workplace. (Practitioner level)
  • Current certificate of Hepatitis B, Rubella, measles, and Varicella immunity.

  Registration Details

  Essential

  • Please provide your membership registration number.
  • You are required to be registered with the relevant professional body, as detailed in the advert, prior to submitting your application.
  • Your application will not progress should you fail to provide a valid membership registration number.

  Licences

  Essential

  • A full UK driving Licence is required for this position.

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level and completed or working towards postgraduate training in Occupational Health, or other relevant field of practice. (Practitioner level)

  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.

  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).

  Additional information

  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

  Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington

  Whittington Barracks

  Lichfield

  Staffordshire

  WS14 9PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

  Address

  Defence Medical Services (DMS) Whittington

  Whittington Barracks

  Lichfield

  Staffordshire

  WS14 9PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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