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Ministry of Defence (MOD) General Practitioner (GP)

NHS

Folkestone

On-site

GBP 85,000 - 105,000

Part time

3 days ago

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Job summary

A government department providing medical services is seeking a part-time General Practitioner in Folkestone. The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering healthcare to military personnel. Responsibilities include providing general healthcare, conducting medical examinations, and ensuring the overall health and wellbeing of Service personnel. A commitment to operational excellence is essential. This position offers a salary range of £85,451 to £104,560 pro-rata.

Benefits

Civil Service Pension

Inclusive working environment

On-site parking

Learning and development tailored to your role

Qualifications

Must be GMC registered with a licence to practice.
Experience in providing occupational healthcare and advice.
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

Providing general healthcare to all registered patients.
Maximizing health and wellbeing of Service personnel.
Undertaking mandatory medical examinations.

Skills

General Medical Practice

Occupational Healthcare

Communication

Education

General Medical Council (GMC) registered

On the GP register

Job summary

We are looking for a dynamic, organised and enthusiastic GP to join our primary health care team at Sir John Moore Barracks,Shorncliffe.

Defence Primary Health Care (DPHC) provide a unique blend of traditional team based primary care and occupational health support to military personnel. DPHC also has a strong emphasis on education with numerous opportunities to train military medics, nurses, and Doctors.

This position is part time and offers 13 hours per week.

Does this sound like the role for you?

Benefits Include:

Civil Service Pension
Inclusive working environment
On-site parking
Learning and development tailored to your role

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Group Practice to provide primary and occupational Healthcare in line with General Medical Council (GMC) Standards to ensure that the organisational and Medical Officer's (SMO) objectives are achieved to optimise patient care.

There is an expectation that the Post Holder may be required to work across all three sites of the Group Practice (the other sites are Chatham and Maidstone).

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.

Details Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£85,451 to £104,560 a year Pro Rata for Part Time *Pay award pending

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

K0003-25-0342

Job locations

Sir John Moore Barracks

Shorncliffe

Folkestone

Kent

CT20 3HF

Job description Job responsibilities

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

Providing general healthcare to all registered patients during normal practice hours.
Maximising the levels of health, wellbeing, and employability of Service personnel to ensure the needs of the single Services are met.
Undertaking mandatory medical examinations and provide appropriate occupational healthcare and advice, and all supporting administrative duties.
Appropriately supervising the management of communicable diseases, including monitoring and reporting through single Service chains.
Representing the Civilian Senior Medical Officer (CSMO) on Medical Practice related issues where necessary, including participation in unit health committees where appropriate.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.

Selection Process Details

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

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.

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours:

Leadership
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Working Together
Managing a Quality Service
Delivering at Pace

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 expenses for the interview.

Further Information:

Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEpdNWKQSRI

All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

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 dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcing@mod.gov.uk.

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.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.