Senior House OfficerNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a Locum Doctor (Senior House Officer in Rehabilitation Medicine, Rheumatology or Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM)) to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at DMRC Stanford Hall, in Loughborough, Leicestershire.

This is a locum role (45 hours per week) and the successful candidate will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel.

Pay rates:

PAYE - £36.47 (£32.54 + £3.93 holiday pay) per hour

Main duties of the job

Job Description:

• The post holder is to deliver junior doctor support to the consultant-led, multi-disciplinary, musculoskeletal rehabilitation service. This will involve the assessment and treatment of personnel from the Armed Forces with military training and trauma related musculoskeletal injuries referred to DMRC, the military tertiary rehabilitation unit. Where appropriate this may include liaison with referrers and line management as required to facilitate the clinical and occupational management of the patient. The post holder will also provide medical care, where necessary, to in-patients under the clinical leadership of a consultant.
• To provide junior doctor input to a multidisciplinary therapy team looking after military patients with complex rehabilitation needs. All candidates will receive a two-day induction to the unit and the service. Over a four-month period a junior doctor training programme (minimum two x one hour sessions per week) will be delivered and is accredited by the RCGP for training. There is an additional in-service training programme (minimum one hour per week) for all doctors at the unit. Attendance will be timetabled into the working week.
• To complete medical documentation in accordance with MOD policy or the requirements of any other government department.
• To be involved in the care of both inpatients and outpatients.
• To undertake occasional non-residential, on call responsibilities if happy to do so.

Job description

Job Description:

• The post holder is to deliver junior doctor support to the consultant-led, multi-disciplinary, musculoskeletal rehabilitation service. This will involve the assessment and treatment of personnel from the Armed Forces with military training and trauma related musculoskeletal injuries referred to DMRC, the military tertiary rehabilitation unit. Where appropriate this may include liaison with referrers and line management as required to facilitate the clinical and occupational management of the patient. The post holder will also provide medical care, where necessary, to in-patients under the clinical leadership of a consultant.
• To provide junior doctor input to a multidisciplinary therapy team looking after military patients with complex rehabilitation needs. All candidates will receive a two-day induction to the unit and the service. Over a four-month period a junior doctor training programme (minimum two x one hour sessions per week) will be delivered and is accredited by the RCGP for training. There is an additional in-service training programme (minimum one hour per week) for all doctors at the unit. Attendance will be timetabled into the working week.
• To complete medical documentation in accordance with MOD policy or the requirements of any other government department.
• To be involved in the care of both inpatients and outpatients.
• To undertake occasional non-residential, on call responsibilities if happy to do so.

About us

About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:

Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.

Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:

• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment

All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.

Please note that MMP is unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, such as a valid visa with no restrictions on hours.

Due to the volume of applications received, only candidates who meet the essential criteria will be contacted regarding their application.