Band 7 Advanced Clinical Biomechanist

Band 7 Advanced Clinical Biomechanist

Closing date: 12 March 2026

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Here at Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC), we are an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel.

We are looking for a professional, friendly and well‑organised Band 7 Advanced Podiatrist or Band 7 Advanced Physiotherapist to join the team at Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) Cranwell and fulfil the Band 7 Advanced Clinical Biomechanist position.

This clinical facing position is Part Time and offers 16 hours per week, the days and hours are to be agreed.

Does this sound like the role for you?

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• Learning and development tailored to your role
  
• An environment with flexible working options
  
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  
• Parking
  
• 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

The successful post holder will provide clinical lower limb musculoskeletal services for referred patients in accordance with Defence Medical Services Guidelines and associated Defence Rehabilitation Policy, under the direction of the Officer Commanding (OC). This will include undertaking specialist biomechanical assessment and treatment for patients alongside the provision of both off‑the‑shelf and custom‑made orthotics from approved sources, optimising the rehabilitation of patients from physically demanding occupational backgrounds.

Part of the role will be to uphold professional standards through delivery of clinical leadership and continuous improvement in accordance with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) guidelines and Civil Service core standards.

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 responsibilities

The main duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

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• Providing an advanced musculoskeletal (MSK) biomechanical service. Triage, assess, diagnose, provide specialist orthotics and biomechanically informed treatment programmes and management advice for complex patients referred to the service from sources across the care pathway. These may include diverse, persistent physical and associated psychological conditions requiring advanced clinical reasoning, decision making and specialist orthotic intervention using Ministry of Defence (MOD) approved orthotics.
  
• Providing patient centred care. Be an excellent communicator with patients, ensuring they are fully informed, promoting respect and considering their dignity, wishes and beliefs, involving them in shared decision making and placing them at the centre of their care. Be empathetic when leading difficult conversations, especially when long term rehabilitation outcomes may limit occupational ability, career opportunities or continuation in Service. Provide a service which meets the needs of the service population, delivered both within the RRU and peripathetically across the regional area of responsibility as directed by the OC.
  
• Managing and enhancing the clinical service. Work collaboratively with management, clinical and administrative staff to ensure the biomechanical service runs efficiently to optimise RRU Key Performance Indicator (KPI) outcomes. Ensure podiatry related stock and equipment is ordered, maintained and delivered in accordance with local and contractual procedures. Lead quality improvement projects to continuously enhance service provision underpinned by data, audit and service evaluation.
  
• Line manage staff and support the Officer in Command. Assume line management responsibilities in accordance with Defence Medical Services (DMS) policy and local direction, including appraisal and administrative processes to set and maintain clinical direction. Undertake any appropriate secondary duty responsibilities requested by Line Manager.
  
• Using research to ensure individual and team practice is current and evidence based. Maintain and record own Continuous Professional Development (CPD) underpinned by Evidence Based Learning. Contribute to Defence research activity.
  
• Setting and monitoring standards. Inform clinical and administrative staff of relevant policies, procedures and guidelines associated with the biomechanics service within the RRU and regional area of responsibility. Update the team as National and Defence practice guidelines are updated.
  

For full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role please see the attached Job Description document.

Selection Process Details

At application stage you will be assessed against your CV. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

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 our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/artificial-intelligence-and-recruitment/

At interview you will be assessed against the following:

NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework:

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

The interview will consist of a mix of direct questions and clinical situation‑based scenarios. https://www.msg.scot.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/KSF-Handbook.pdf

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 for interview.

Access to the NHS pension scheme is available to the successful candidate.

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.

If found successful for this position, you will be required to provide evidence of your immunity to Hepatitis B. Please note that evidence of your vaccination is not a proof of your immunity, but your serology levels will be required. Failure to provide sufficient evidence may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn.

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 .

Person Specification
Experience

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• Previous experience working with MOD population.
  
• 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.
  

Provide a CV

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• 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.
  

Behaviour Statement

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• 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.
  

Registrations and Memberships

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• Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Physiotherapist or Podiatrist.
  

Qualifications

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• Professional knowledge through degree (Physiotherapy or Podiatry) supplemented by post graduate specialist training, experience knowledge and expertise in specialist field of clinical biomechanics to Masters level or equivalent.
  
• Relevant Masters of Science (MSc) / Level 7 equivalent post graduate qualification.
  
• Healthcare Governance training or equivalent experience.
  

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.

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Pro rata for part time