Physiotherapist
Salary: Pay after training: £29,580 Location:UK
Type: Full-Time Postal/Zip Code: BT9 6AD
Physiotherapists form a sub-branch of the Medical Support Officer (MSO) branch of the Royal Air Force Medical Services. Depending on your professional experience, you could be employed in a variety of challenging clinical or management roles.
You may find yourself in a hospital setting dealing with acute medical and surgical cases, or perhaps in one of our primary care rehabilitation facilities, caring for injured military personnel. There’s also the opportunity to work on a front-line operational base, at a Regional Rehabilitation Unit or at the nationally renowned centre of excellence at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court in Surrey.
It’s highly likely that you will be deployed in support of a military campaign, where you’ll provide essential care to front-line personnel in the most challenging of environments.
Qualifications and experience
You must be a graduate physiotherapist and registered with the Health Professions Council. You must also have GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 in English language and maths. Graduates with at least two years’ experience and who have attended a formal postgraduate training programme are preferred; however, newly qualified graduates may be considered on merit.
Personal qualities
In addition to your professional skills, you’ll need to be physically fit and able to communicate well, both in writing and orally. RAF officers need to lead and motivate their personnel, so it would be beneficial if you’re able to demonstrate some experience of teamwork and leadership.
Training
You’ll begin your RAF career with 11 weeks of Initial Officer Training on the Specialist Entrant and Re-Entrant (SERE) course at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. This will be followed by two weeks’ study on a Basic Air Warfare Course, also at Cranwell.
Following SERE, you’ll undertake a further three weeks of specialist medical training on the ‘Introduction to Medical, Dental and Nursing Officers’ course. Once qualified, you’ll be given your first posting. Further professional, clinical and management training will be provided as necessary throughout your RAF career.
Career structure
Depending on your qualifications and experience, you’ll be commissioned in the rank of Flying Officer or Flight Lieutenant and awarded an appropriate level of seniority.
Your pay on completion of the SERE course will be linked to the rank in which you’re commissioned. Career progression for Physiotherapists is up to the rank of Wing Commander. However, further advancement may be available for those officers wishing to broaden their knowledge and experience within the main MSO branch.
Qualifications you need: As well as being a graduate physiotherapist with evidence of having completed two years of post-graduate rotational training, you must be fully registered with the Health Professions Council. You will also need to have GCSE / SCEs at grade C / 3 in English Language and Mathematics.
Qualifications you can gain: Recognised postgraduate clinical qualifications, a Masters degree or similar
You may find yourself in a hospital setting dealing with acute medical and surgical cases, or perhaps in one of our primary care rehabilitation facilities, caring for injured military personnel. There’s also the opportunity to work on a front-line operational base, at a Regional Rehabilitation Unit or at the nationally renowned centre of excellence at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court in Surrey.
It’s highly likely that you will be deployed in support of a military campaign, where you’ll provide essential care to front-line personnel in the most challenging of environments.
Qualifications and experience
You must be a graduate physiotherapist and registered with the Health Professions Council. You must also have GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 in English language and maths. Graduates with at least two years’ experience and who have attended a formal postgraduate training programme are preferred; however, newly qualified graduates may be considered on merit.
Personal qualities
In addition to your professional skills, you’ll need to be physically fit and able to communicate well, both in writing and orally. RAF officers need to lead and motivate their personnel, so it would be beneficial if you’re able to demonstrate some experience of teamwork and leadership.
Training
You’ll begin your RAF career with 11 weeks of Initial Officer Training on the Specialist Entrant and Re-Entrant (SERE) course at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. This will be followed by two weeks’ study on a Basic Air Warfare Course, also at Cranwell.
Following SERE, you’ll undertake a further three weeks of specialist medical training on the ‘Introduction to Medical, Dental and Nursing Officers’ course. Once qualified, you’ll be given your first posting. Further professional, clinical and management training will be provided as necessary throughout your RAF career.
Career structure
Depending on your qualifications and experience, you’ll be commissioned in the rank of Flying Officer or Flight Lieutenant and awarded an appropriate level of seniority.
Your pay on completion of the SERE course will be linked to the rank in which you’re commissioned. Career progression for Physiotherapists is up to the rank of Wing Commander. However, further advancement may be available for those officers wishing to broaden their knowledge and experience within the main MSO branch.
Qualifications you need: As well as being a graduate physiotherapist with evidence of having completed two years of post-graduate rotational training, you must be fully registered with the Health Professions Council. You will also need to have GCSE / SCEs at grade C / 3 in English Language and Mathematics.
Qualifications you can gain: Recognised postgraduate clinical qualifications, a Masters degree or similar
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Please visit the RAF Careers website via the button below and click on the red "Available roles" button to see if this position is currently open for applications.
Even if your preferred role is not presently open to applications, it is worthwhile registering your interest via the RAF’s Career Information Line so that you can receive important updates on availability of RAF opportunities and immediate notification if/once your chosen role becomes available.
Please visit the RAF Careers website via the button below and click on the red "Available roles" button to see if this position is currently open for applications.
Even if your preferred role is not presently open to applications, it is worthwhile registering your interest via the RAF’s Career Information Line so that you can receive important updates on availability of RAF opportunities and immediate notification if/once your chosen role becomes available.
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