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Medical Support Officer
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- Posted By: RAF Careers Office
-
Address:
- Charlotte House,
- 78 Queens Street
- Glasgow
- G1 3DN
- Date Posted: 10th Nov 2009
- Salary: We offer a competitive salary and benfits package. Visit www.rafcareers.com to find out more.
- Location: Glasgow
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- Views Since Posting: 47
- Full Description:
Support the RAF's medical services in a wide variety of management and administrative roles.
Your work:
Overview
Medical Support Officers provide operational, managerial and administrative support for RAF
and Defence Medical Services.
You could be employed within a wide range of roles, the majority of which require an understanding of how health service provision is planned and delivered within the military and civilian contexts. You may be employed in the strategic and tactical planning and delivery of medical support to deployed operations, medical logistics, healthcare quality assessment, budgets, personnel management, estates management and the design, delivery and audit of medical training for both medical and non-medical personnel. As a healthcare assessor, you'll lead a team that assesses the RAF's medical services at medical centres around the world and advise on primary care provision. It could be your job to help design and deliver specialist training for medics such as radiographers and pharmacy technicians. You could be deployed to provide management support for the RAF's aeromedical evacuation service, ensuring the safe transfer of sick or injured military personnel from overseas. Or you could become a member of the RAF's Tactical Medical Wing which prepares medical personnel for deployment to locations anywhere in the world.
Like most people in the RAF, you'll probably move jobs every few years, and each job is known as a tour. Most of your tours will be on RAF bases or MOD sites in the UK, but there are also opportunities to work overseas at a variety of locations.
Within your first few years, you'll probably be detached overseas, for anything from a few days to a few months, in support of operational deployments or training exercises
Your first tour:
As a Medical Support Officer, your first tour is likely to be at Tactical Medical Wing at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire or Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It's a chance to learn how the RAF works, and the experience you gain will stand you in good stead for the rest of your career.
Your training:
Initial officer training
Like all our officers, you'll begin your RAF career with Initial Officer Training at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. You'll follow a challenging 30-week course designed to develop your leadership and management skills. The course includes fitness development, military training and academic study as well as practical outdoor leadership challenges.
Specialist training
Phase 2 of specialist training for RAF Medical Support Officers starts with an ‘E' learning package, issued by the branch sponsor, when you complete Initial Officer Training. This is completed during the first six months of your first tour as a junior officer. In addition, during the first 10 months, you'll attend the Initial Medical Support Officers course, which lasts for three weeks and is held at the Defence Medical Services Training Centre at Aldershot in Hampshire. The course is based on the five pillars of the branch's output (Operations. Logistics, Training, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Management and Medical Administration) and will provide you with a clear understanding of health in its widest sense and how health services are provided in a military context. On completion of this course, the content of Phase 3 training will depend on your current posting. However, most personnel would be expected to complete the Operational Training course and the ground phase of the Aeromedical Evacuation course, both held at HQ Tactical Medical Wing at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. Phases 2 and 3 will be completed over a 18-month period. All early training will, collectively, give you a sound introduction to RAF Medical Services and Defence Medical Services as well as the type of knowledge you'll need to enjoy a successful career as a Medical Support Officer.
Ongoing development
As a Medical Support Officer, you'll have extensive opportunities for professional development throughout your career. This development will be incremental in nature and compatible with your performance, experience and aspirations. We have Medical Support Officers who are currently studying for Diploma and Masters level qualifications. There are also opportunities for leadership and management training. In addition, there is an established mentoring scheme, which provides support and guidance to allow you to develop your competencies. Furthermore, all personnel are encouraged to join a professional body, including either the Institute of Healthcare Management or the Charted Managers Institute.
Your future:
Career prospects
You will join the RAF as a Pilot Officer/Flying Officer on a Short Service Commission of six years. After four years, you can apply for your commission to be converted to a Permanent Commission of 18 years. You'll be promoted to Flight Lieutenant on a time and satisfactory service basis; further promotion to the rank of Squadron Leader and beyond is by competitive selection.
Transferable Skills:
The skills and experience you gain throughout your career as a Medical Support Officer could equip you for a number of civilian jobs in areas such as:
• crisis and emergency services
• health service management
• local government
• disaster and humanitarian relief
• healthcare logistics
• medical training
How to join:
You can join the RAF at any time, as long as you meet the entry qualifications set out below.
Entry qualifications:
Age limits
20 - 36
Academic qualifications
You need at least two A-levels/three Highers plus five GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 or equivalent, including English language and maths.
You will also be expected to have had some experience of the medical world, e.g. involvement with the NHS, charity work or a medical manager/practitioner.
Selection
You must pass selection tests at the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) at
RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. You'll spend four days at the selection centre where we will assess your potential to develop officer qualities, including communication skills, self-motivation, maturity, physical fitness and leadership skills.
The majority of candidates will be interviewed by the Medical Support Branch Sponsor before attending OASC.
Nationality
You must have been born in the United Kingdom or a country which was, at the time, a member of the Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland. In addition, you must have been a citizen of one of those countries since birth. You may also join if you have dual British/other nationality.
Residency
Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you must have resided there for the five years immediately preceding your application.
Equal opportunities
The RAF values every individual's unique contribution, irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or social background.
This information was correct when published in July 2009, but may have changed since. If you have any queries,
please check with RAF staff at any Armed Forces Careers Office.
Your work:
Overview
Medical Support Officers provide operational, managerial and administrative support for RAF
and Defence Medical Services.
You could be employed within a wide range of roles, the majority of which require an understanding of how health service provision is planned and delivered within the military and civilian contexts. You may be employed in the strategic and tactical planning and delivery of medical support to deployed operations, medical logistics, healthcare quality assessment, budgets, personnel management, estates management and the design, delivery and audit of medical training for both medical and non-medical personnel. As a healthcare assessor, you'll lead a team that assesses the RAF's medical services at medical centres around the world and advise on primary care provision. It could be your job to help design and deliver specialist training for medics such as radiographers and pharmacy technicians. You could be deployed to provide management support for the RAF's aeromedical evacuation service, ensuring the safe transfer of sick or injured military personnel from overseas. Or you could become a member of the RAF's Tactical Medical Wing which prepares medical personnel for deployment to locations anywhere in the world.
Like most people in the RAF, you'll probably move jobs every few years, and each job is known as a tour. Most of your tours will be on RAF bases or MOD sites in the UK, but there are also opportunities to work overseas at a variety of locations.
Within your first few years, you'll probably be detached overseas, for anything from a few days to a few months, in support of operational deployments or training exercises
Your first tour:
As a Medical Support Officer, your first tour is likely to be at Tactical Medical Wing at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire or Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It's a chance to learn how the RAF works, and the experience you gain will stand you in good stead for the rest of your career.
Your training:
Initial officer training
Like all our officers, you'll begin your RAF career with Initial Officer Training at the RAF College Cranwell in Lincolnshire. You'll follow a challenging 30-week course designed to develop your leadership and management skills. The course includes fitness development, military training and academic study as well as practical outdoor leadership challenges.
Specialist training
Phase 2 of specialist training for RAF Medical Support Officers starts with an ‘E' learning package, issued by the branch sponsor, when you complete Initial Officer Training. This is completed during the first six months of your first tour as a junior officer. In addition, during the first 10 months, you'll attend the Initial Medical Support Officers course, which lasts for three weeks and is held at the Defence Medical Services Training Centre at Aldershot in Hampshire. The course is based on the five pillars of the branch's output (Operations. Logistics, Training, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Management and Medical Administration) and will provide you with a clear understanding of health in its widest sense and how health services are provided in a military context. On completion of this course, the content of Phase 3 training will depend on your current posting. However, most personnel would be expected to complete the Operational Training course and the ground phase of the Aeromedical Evacuation course, both held at HQ Tactical Medical Wing at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire. Phases 2 and 3 will be completed over a 18-month period. All early training will, collectively, give you a sound introduction to RAF Medical Services and Defence Medical Services as well as the type of knowledge you'll need to enjoy a successful career as a Medical Support Officer.
Ongoing development
As a Medical Support Officer, you'll have extensive opportunities for professional development throughout your career. This development will be incremental in nature and compatible with your performance, experience and aspirations. We have Medical Support Officers who are currently studying for Diploma and Masters level qualifications. There are also opportunities for leadership and management training. In addition, there is an established mentoring scheme, which provides support and guidance to allow you to develop your competencies. Furthermore, all personnel are encouraged to join a professional body, including either the Institute of Healthcare Management or the Charted Managers Institute.
Your future:
Career prospects
You will join the RAF as a Pilot Officer/Flying Officer on a Short Service Commission of six years. After four years, you can apply for your commission to be converted to a Permanent Commission of 18 years. You'll be promoted to Flight Lieutenant on a time and satisfactory service basis; further promotion to the rank of Squadron Leader and beyond is by competitive selection.
Transferable Skills:
The skills and experience you gain throughout your career as a Medical Support Officer could equip you for a number of civilian jobs in areas such as:
• crisis and emergency services
• health service management
• local government
• disaster and humanitarian relief
• healthcare logistics
• medical training
How to join:
You can join the RAF at any time, as long as you meet the entry qualifications set out below.
Entry qualifications:
Age limits
20 - 36
Academic qualifications
You need at least two A-levels/three Highers plus five GCSEs/SCEs at Grade C/3 or equivalent, including English language and maths.
You will also be expected to have had some experience of the medical world, e.g. involvement with the NHS, charity work or a medical manager/practitioner.
Selection
You must pass selection tests at the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) at
RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire. You'll spend four days at the selection centre where we will assess your potential to develop officer qualities, including communication skills, self-motivation, maturity, physical fitness and leadership skills.
The majority of candidates will be interviewed by the Medical Support Branch Sponsor before attending OASC.
Nationality
You must have been born in the United Kingdom or a country which was, at the time, a member of the Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland. In addition, you must have been a citizen of one of those countries since birth. You may also join if you have dual British/other nationality.
Residency
Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you must have resided there for the five years immediately preceding your application.
Equal opportunities
The RAF values every individual's unique contribution, irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or social background.
This information was correct when published in July 2009, but may have changed since. If you have any queries,
please check with RAF staff at any Armed Forces Careers Office.
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