Band 6 Physiotherapist

The closing date is 11 March 2026

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

Do you have excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload? Are you a team worker with the capability to use your own initiative?

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 the Whittington Barracks, Lichfield.

The vacant post is full time, fixed‑term, working 37.5 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.

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

The role will give full support to the Line Manager in ensuring the provision of a comprehensive and professional physiotherapy/rehabilitation service for entitled personnel. This will include undertaking highly skilled and specialist work in the musculoskeletal/sports and training injury area.

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• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
  
• Flexible working options
  
• Inclusive work culture
  
• Free parking
  
• Mess restaurant
  

Our success depends on our people – the Whole Force, consisting of regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from all backgrounds and to flexible ways of working. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave, and paternity leave, with pay of up to 26 weeks full pay, followed by statutory and unpaid periods.

We support learning and development that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and as part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in many professions and vocations. Let's see where your future takes you, together.

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

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• Perform highly skilled physiotherapeutic assessment of patients referred by the Medical Officer or regional physiotherapy teams. Presentations may include complex and acute/chronic physical and psychological conditions plus sports injuries. Use clinical reasoning skills to provide an accurate clinical diagnosis.
  
• Formulate, develop and deliver a specialised individualised treatment programme based on evidence‑based practice, manual assessment and appropriate clinical reasoning.
  
• Communicate effectively with patients to ensure informed consent, good understanding of their conditions and maximise rehabilitation potential. Be aware of communication barriers such as English as a second language.
  
• Adhere to Ministry of Defence (MOD) policies while delivering a service within a MOD establishment.
  
• Support and attend weekly and monthly Special Interest Group and Clinical Governance Meetings where audit, research, service and policy development is presented within the multidisciplinary team environment.
  

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

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

CV

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• Demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in your CV. Remove personal details before submitting.
  
• Provide information on how you meet the criteria in the Job Description, including examples of relevant experience.
  

Artificial Intelligence may support your application but all examples and statements must be truthful and accurate, taken directly from your experience. Plagiarism may lead to withdrawal of the application.

At interview you will be assessed against the following framework:

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• NHSC1 - Communication
  
• NHSC2 - Personal & People Development
  
• NHSC4 - Service Improvement
  
• NHSC5 - Quality
  
• NHSC6 - Equality and Diversity
  
• HWB6 - Assessment & Treatment Planning
  
• HWB7 - Interventions and Treatment
  

The interview will consist of direct questions and clinical scenario‑based scenarios.

Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Salary will be pro‑rata for part‑time hours.

All new hires will be subject to a 6‑month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Successful candidates must meet the security check required for the role.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available.

You will need to provide evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B. Serology levels will be required; lack of sufficient evidence may result in withdrawal of the offer.

Qualifications and memberships detailed in the advert must be held in full prior to applying.

The post does NOT offer relocation expenses. Non‑Standard move applicants may be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.

As a result of UK immigration rules, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points‑based system when the role is 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 requiring sponsorship under the points‑based system.

Should you apply and require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer withdrawn.

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• Relevant experience in assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, sports injuries and orthopaedic conditions.
  
• Completed relevant courses and experience equivalent to graduate diploma level.
  
• Good IT skills and organisational and interpersonal skills; able to work under pressure.
  
• Minimum of 4 years post‑graduate clinical experience.
  
• Completion of appropriate Musculoskeletal Services (MSK) courses.
  
• Injection therapy experience.
  

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• Copy and paste your full CV as your response; attachments not accepted.
  
• Refer to the essential criteria; omission may lead to rejection.
  
• Use double spacing where possible.
  

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• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP).
  
• State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC).
  
• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy.
  

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• Memberships to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and the Health Professions Council (HCPC) required.
  
• Provide your membership registration number.
  
• Must be registered with the relevant professional body prior to submitting the application.
  
• Applications without a valid registration number will not progress.
  

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• Have you been dismissed for gross misconduct relating to bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation in the past five years, or resigned or left a role but would have been dismissed for such misconduct had you continued?
  
• Please respond with Yes or No as appropriate.
  

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (Pro rata for part time)