PRESSURE CHAMBER OPERATOR

CAM Mission: To deliver expertise and high quality training in aviation, occupational, environmental medicine and related sciences to support current and future air operations.

Key Outputs:

1          Operate Hypobaric Chamber iaw TM33. Facilitating training for aircrew to experience rapid decompression and hypoxia.

2          Operate Scenario Based Hypoxia training iaw TM34. Delivering training for students to experience hypoxia within a scenario based environment.

3          Scrutinise, manage and process all RAF CAM course applications. Ensure that individuals are eligible for training and remain validated.

4          Collation, management and administration of additional course requests in conjunction with AMWTS Chief Instructor.

5          Coordination of International Defence Students that attend all courses at CAM. Ensuring that IDT statistics register is updated with accompanying course attendance reports post course completion.

6          Scrutinize, manage and process lumbar support referrals by liaising with Primary Healthcare facilities and CAM research Physiotherapist. Maintain referral register and liase with other departments, within CAM, to ensure appointment allocation within an appropriate timescale.

7          Update students JPA competencies after attendance of all courses. Ensure that all competencies are accurately reflected in a timely manner on course completion.

8          Update course statistics register ensuring all information is clearly displayed and updated on a register. Ensuring this is available to provide information relating to output of AMWTS.

Post Holder’s Specialist Tasks/Responsibilities:

The Post Holder is responsible to the CAM Trg Off through SNCO Course Design for:

a.         Scrutinising RAF CAM Course Applications to ensure that students are eligible for training and those applications are submitted within a reasonable timeframe.

b.         Collation, management and administration of Additional Course Requests (Annex C’s) in liaison with the AMWTS Chief Instructor.

c.         Processing course applications to ensure that students are loaded onto an appropriate training course.

d.         Providing administrative support to all RAF CAM courses. Update students JPA competencies after attendance of all courses. Ensure that all competences are accurately reflected in a timely manner after course attendance.

e.         Maintain a training programme ensuring efficient course creation, loading and allocation of Tri-Service Aircrew, Medical Officers and civilian staff.

f.          Providing administrative support to all RAF CAM courses. Updating students JPA competencies after attendance of all courses. Ensure that all competencies are accurately reflected in a timely manner after course attendance.

g.         Update course statistics register. Ensure information is available, on request, to provide information relating to the output of AMWTS.

Pressure Chamber Operator Responsibilities:

a.         Operation of the Hypobaric Chamber in accordance with TM33 protocols in order for students to experience hypoxia and rapid decompression appropriate to the training requirement.

b.         Conducting SBHT with an instructing officer in accordance with TM34 protocols to allow students to experience hypoxic symptoms in a functional environment.

c.         Performing anthropometric sizing of aircrew and other designated personnel appropriate to aircraft type.

d.         Performing DNA tissue sampling on appropriate personnel as required.

e.         Utilisation of DMICP for medical issues as required.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the International Defence Training (IDT) lead, responsibilities include:

a.         Lisasing with IDT at RAF Halton for loading of International and Civilian students onto all RAF CAM courses.

b.         Coordination with Trg Spt Officer regarding IDT states.

c.         Ensuring that course attendance reports are completed after students attendance and a copy send to RAF Halton.

d.         Ensure that the IDT statistics register is completed as required, ensuring that all information is displayed on the register to provide IDT output data for AMWTS.

Applicants will undergo an initial eligibility sift. Successful applicants will have there details forwarded to the Post Sponsor to arrange interviews. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

The successful applicant at interview will be informed that they are the Preferred Candidate with details being sent to the CM RES FTRS Cell who will continue the recruitment process. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

Once the recruitment process is complete then the Preferred Candidate will be invited to take up FTRS.

INITIAL COMMITMENT LENGTH WILL BE 12 MONTHS WITH POTENTIAL TO EXTEND

Start date is ASAP

The advert will close 2 weeks after applications are received

Eligibility for FTRS/ADC

Any member of the Maritime Volunteer Reserves (RNR, RMR) or the Royal Fleet Reserves (RFR) (Ex-Regular Reserve) may volunteer to undertake a period of FTRS/ADC. Ex-Regular personnel whose RFR liability has run out may be re-instated to take up FTRS/ADC.

Applicants undertaking a period of FTRS/ADC must be suitably qualified by rank/rate, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply. Applications will be accepted from reservists who hold one rank/rate or more above or one rank/rate only below the advertised rank. Applicants one rank below may be employed in the acting higher rank (excluding the advertised Rank of WO2 or WO1) if they are suitable, qualified and meet current promotion regulations in all respects. Applicants prepared to serve in a position at a lower rank/rate then the rank/rate worn will be appropriate to that of the position. Exceptions will not normally be considered.

Applicants must also be medically fit to fulfil the duties which their Commitment will require them to undertake. Personnel who have been discharged through the MBOS and Employability Board will not be considered.

Applicants of an equivalent rank from sister services may apply, however Ex-Regular or Volunteer Reserve Officers and Volunteer Reserve Other Ranks will only be accepted if they are FIRST accepted into the RNR or RMR and only if an appropriate specialisation sponsor can be identified to sponsor the applicant. Ex-Regular Other Ranks will be accepted but will have to transfer to the RFR.

Application for FTRS Positions

To apply for a FTRS/ADC position advertised on SERVE applications are to be submitted on the FTRS Job Application Form which should be emailed to:

navypcap-cmresftrs-mailbox@mod.gov.uk

Please use the phrase “Job Application for (followed by job title and reference number)” in the Subject line.

Suitable candidates will be informed about the next stage of the process approximately 2 weeks after the closing date.