GP/ Military Medical Examiner - 1 day per week in Lympstone
Posted by Pertemps Medical Milton Keynes
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Lympstone · Contract
Company: Pertemps Medical working on MoD Project
Job title: Military Medical Examiner
Contract: Until April 2027
Base Salary: Pro rata of £100k (1 days = £20k)
Payment Type: PAYE
Contract type: Part-time
Hours: 08.00 – 17.30 Mondays each week
Start Date: ASAP
Location: We require you to work on one of the following 4 onshore Royal Navy / Marine bases across Great Britain:
- England - Gosport (HMS Sultan)
- England – Exmouth (CTCRM Lympstone)
- Scotland - Rosyth (HMS Caledonia)
- Wales - Cardiff (HMS Cambria)
Position Overview:
We have an immediate requirement at the Royal Marines Lympstone site starting ASAP for Mondays each week.
Purpose of the Job:
The Military Medical Examiner is responsible for the safe, effective and timely delivery of medical assessments on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) - for new recruits to the Royal Navy, the Marines to conclude as to their suitability to be invited into the training program.
This involves adopting a holistic medical approach for overall health, and any key factors for further review as highlighted by a senior doctor’s pre-assessment of a candidate’s primary care notes.
Full training is given in this process and reference material is provided to support the clinicians.
General duties:
- To keep up to date with all required training needs and good practice commensurate with the role
- Pre-screening of the full GP record of Navy/ Marine applicants to look for any medical issues that might be a bar to entry into the Navy/Marines.
- Meeting with candidates face-to-face to get more details on those conditions and check what impact they now have
- Full body examinations (no PR genitalia or breasts)
- Make a decision on their fitness to enter, or for more complex candidates, refer to the Senior Navy doctors for further review.
- Once a decision is reached completing the right forms and informing the applicants
- Attending occupational health meetings if necessary to discuss and review cases
- Ensuring proper and robust record-keeping is essential.
- To safeguard candidate welfare by ensuring the highest standards of medical practice are maintained.
- To be present/onsite when delivering this role
- To declare any conflicts of interest.
- To undertake any further activities as required consistent with the aims and objectives of the organisation.
- Full Registration with the GMC and record of Continuous Professional Development
- Full participation in the appraisal and revalidation as required by the GMC
- Good organisational and communication skills in Principal Duties and Responsibilities.
- Team player able to work alongside the clinical team (i.e. Navy personnel, GP’s, HCA’s)
- Manage and resolve clinical queries from front-line clinicians by working collaboratively.
- Appropriately discuss or refer matters that may need further input or sign-off by Senior Team members or Candidate Processing Centre MOD personnel.
- Responsible for the early identification of clinical concerns/escalations and taking the appropriate steps to gather information and undertake any required action.
- To follow Clinical Governance
- To follow clinical guidance and pathways as appropriate
- Foster a supportive and collaborative environment that attracts, retains, and develops our high-quality team.
If you meet the criteria and are interested in this opportunity, please submit your up-to-date CV. (url removed)
Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our MOD Recruitment Team for further discussion. Interviews will be conducted either in person or via Microsoft Teams.
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