Consultant Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM)

Job Summary

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). 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 Bulford Barracks? 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, An Inclusive Working Environment, Free Parking, Access to Gym, Learning and development opportunities, NHS Pension. 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

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.

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 [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] 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

• Provision of a timely and effective MSKI service to all appropriately referred serving personnel.
• Ability to triage, assess and treat a variety of MSKI within an MDT, providing advanced skills and knowledge to support appropriate treatment care pathways in a timely manner.
• Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to interpert results and support onward referrals to secondary care and the use of the private contracting system.
• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications: Medical Degree recognised in the United Kingdom (UK); Member or Fellow of Faculty Sport and Exercise Medicine (UK); Must be qualified and current in Diagnostic Ultrasound and Injection Therapy.

Registration Details: On the Specialist Register of the GMC (SEM) via CCT (within 6 months of interview) or CESR; European Community Rights.

Additional Information: The post does NOT offer relocation expenses. This role does not meet business critical criteria for visa sponsorship; [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] will not sponsor a visa.

Employer Details

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Address: Bulford Healthcare Facility, Kandy Road, Bulford Barracks, Salisbury, SP4 9AA

Employer's website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

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Application Instructions

Apply via the NHS Jobs portal. Selection at sift stage based on CV. Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. At interview, you will be tested against behaviours: Leadership, Changing and Improving, Making Effective Decisions, Communicating and Influencing, Working Together, Developing Self and Others. The closing date is 26 May 2026.