Inspector - Defence Medical Services Regulator (DMSR)

Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY

Job Summary

The Defence Safety Authority (DSA) is an independent regulator, assurer and investigator for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection. Empowered by Charter from the Secretary of State for Defence, its scope covers the entirety of Defence and encompasses all armed forces personnel, civil servants, and contractors in the UK or abroad. Defence Medical Services Regulator (DMSR) is one of eight independent Regulators within the DSA.

The DMSR has responsibility for the regulation, assurance and enforcement of healthcare delivered by the Defence Medical Services (DMS). Through audit, oversight and continuous surveillance, the DMSR aims to provide the Secretary of State for Defence, through the Director General of the DSA, with the necessary assurance that appropriate standards of patient and DMS staff safety are maintained in the delivery of healthcare across Defence activities.

For this campaign we are looking for a Healthcare Inspector to support the delivery of our audit activity.

This is a full-time role of 37 hours per week. Due to service delivery requirements "job share" could be considered on the basis that full-time hours are covered due to the business needs.

Regular travel within the UK will be required and occasional travel overseas may be required.

Job Description

The DMSR Inspector HEO post is based at DMS Whittington Barracks in Lichfield, although hybrid (office / working from home) options are possible. The current responsibilities include:

• Support the delivery of DMSR-led inspections across a broadening Defence inspection remit, including the DMSR assurance programme of Defence healthcare.
• Create, review, and analyse DMSR-led inspection reports.
• Engage with the Regulated Community, attending DMS and DPHC meetings as required. Engage with Care Quality Commission( CQC) inspectors regarding matters arising from the DMSR assurance programme of Defence healthcare.
• Support the development of methodologies that enable DMSR 3LOD (Third line of Defence) activity. 
• Contribute to the DMSR Safety Review Process and Automated Significant Reporting System (ASER) Review Panels.
• Support SO1 Assurance key outputs.
• Work with the DMSR SEO inspector, to develop DMSR led assurance inspections. Support the CQC led inspections as required. 
• Create, review, and analyse DMSR led inspection reports to ensure continuous oversight.
• Assist in the drafting of the DMSR Annual Assurance Report. 
  
  

Responsibilities

The DMSR Inspector HEO post is based at DMS Whittington Barracks in Lichfield, although hybrid (office / working from home) options are possible. The current responsibilities include:

• Support the delivery of DMSR-led inspections across a broadening Defence inspection remit, including the DMSR assurance programme of Defence healthcare.
• Create, review, and analyse DMSR-led inspection reports.
• Engage with the Regulated Community, attending DMS and DPHC meetings as required. Engage with Care Quality Commission( CQC) inspectors regarding matters arising from the DMSR assurance programme of Defence healthcare.
• Support the development of methodologies that enable DMSR 3LOD (Third line of Defence) activity. 
• Contribute to the DMSR Safety Review Process and Automated Significant Reporting System (ASER) Review Panels.
• Support SO1 Assurance key outputs.
• Work with the DMSR SEO inspector, to develop DMSR led assurance inspections. Support the CQC led inspections as required. 
• Create, review, and analyse DMSR led inspection reports to ensure continuous oversight.
• Assist in the drafting of the DMSR Annual Assurance Report. 
  
  

Person specification

The Successful Candidate Must Demonstrate

• A strong track record of leadership.
• Experience working under tight deadlines and in environments where priorities can change rapidly.
• Strong communication skills, including collaborating with stakeholders.
• Established written skills.
• Effective management of competing demands, making key decisions and providing recommendations for effective change.
• Able to motivate and inspire diverse teams and make difficult decisions.
• The post holder must adhere to the MoD Equality & Diversity Policy.
• An awareness of Defence Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Regulations
  
  

Desirable Criteria

The Successful Candidate Should Have

• Experience of assurance or auditing of healthcare facilities, including interaction with CQC staff.
• Encouraged to have a collaborative management style and be comfortable liaising with a wide variety of both military and civilian personnel.
• Experience of supporting organisational transformations.
• Strong communication and negotiating skills and the ability to build effective relationships at all levels, including with senior officials.
• A good understanding of complex information and be able to simplify and contextualise it, making informed challenges and decisions where necessary.
  
  

Licences

Full UK driving licence

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
  
  

Alongside your salary of £36,530, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,582 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
  
  

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

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.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

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 however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. 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.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability. (500 Word count) Please provide experience relevant to the role.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV, Statement of suitability and the following:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
  
  

At Interview, You Will Be Assessed Against The Following

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Leadership
  
  

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.

Applications will follow the standard Civil Service Jobs process. Interviews will be undertaken face to face or virtually.

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: [email protected] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact

• Name : DMSR Business Manager Bhavna Patel
• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]
  
  

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [email protected].