Consultant Sports and Exercise Medicine; SEM

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The closing date is 06 January 2026

We are Defence Healthcare Recovery Group (DHRG), and we are searching for a professional, resourceful and motivated individual to join our encouraging and friendly team. DHRG is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working hard to provide excellent care to our entitled personnel!

The successful applicant will be joining a dynamic multi-disciplinary team (MDT) of clinicians supporting the Defence Rehabilitation Service, which includes Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRFs), Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) and the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall (DMRC SH).

The aim of the RRU is to return service personnel to active duty where possible, and where not, to ensure they are able to achieve the maximum level of independence and function as they continue their clinical pathway.

Can you bring a positive contribution to our team culture at Cranwell? If so, we would love to hear from you!

This is a part time position, offering 16 hours per week.

You will feel valued as a Consultant within DHRG, receiving access to outstanding rewards and employee benefits including:

• Professional Registration Fees Re-imbursed
• Parking
• Access to Gym and Swimming Pool
• Learning and development opportunities

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.

You will be responsible for delivering the clinical leadership of the consultant-led specialist Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Sport & Exercise Medicine (SEM) service for Defence Rehabilitation, as part of the MDT within the RRU, in order to deliver a world class level of rehabilitation for service personnel.

There may be a requirement to run peripatetic clinics within reasonable travelling distance from the RRU.

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.

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

• Provision of a timely and effective rehabilitation service to all appropriately referred serving personnel.
• Intelligent triage, early assessment, and appropriate management of patients referred to the RRU.
• Clinical decision-making on further investigation, intervention or referral of complex patients attending Multidisciplinary Injury Assessment Clinic (MIAC).
• Supervision, mentorship and training of Specialist Trainees in SEM and Senior Physiotherapists within the RRU.
• Acting as subject matter expert in support of injury prevention initiatives.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Selection Process:

The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviours:

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.

Further Information:

The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the Final date to receive applications. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.

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