What could theTerritorial Armydo for you?

When was your last adventure? What’s your story? Are you living the life that you intended for yourself?Is anyone, including you, inspired by your life, by your adventures, by your example?

Have you had enough of spending your weekends on the couch, of promising yourself that you will start going to the gym, that you’ll get fitter and lose weight?

Do you want to change any of that or would you just like to build on what is already a dynamic and inspiring lifestyle?

Read on and I’ll give you plenty of reasons why you should join the Territorial Army Medical Services ...

Adventure, Nursing and Medicine in Extreme Environments, Pay, Professional Development, Fast-track Clinical Development, Foreign Travel and Develop your Leadership skills, but most of all have fun and make friends for life.

What could theTerritorial Armydo for you?

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Courage is something that you get after you do the thing that you are afraid of...Are you’re the type of person who won’t take a risk or who doesn’t have the confidence to attempt new things? Are you the person who would love to embrace an adventure, sail a yacht across an ocean, trek to the South Pole or Mount Everest, canoe down white water rapids or parachute from an aeroplane? But you don’t have the courage to do it.

Do you ever wonder how ordinary people, doctors and nurses that you work with in the NHS find the courage to work in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Sierra Leon and other unstable and dangerous places?

In the Parachute Regiment, there is a saying, “knowledge dispels fear”. Everybody who ever did something that frightened them, and everybody that ever went to war, to some degree or another, they were frightened, but the more that you know about anything, the less fearful you will be about it.

Military training, in bite sized and manageable portions, helps individuals to gain courage and to understand how to overcome fear. Not necessarily to overcome the fear of being shot at or killed, but the fear of making decisions, of taking responsibility for yourself and your team, to stand up to a bully, to protect the weak or the vulnerable, to speak out when your opinion might challenge the status quo. Courage is about so much more than serving your country in a war zone or climbing a mountain.

We will provide you with lots of safe opportunities to practice being courageous, and that will start during your basic recruit training. The more that you practice making decisions and taking responsibility for others in controlled and manufactured circumstances, the more you learn about being courageous, the more likely it will be that you will demonstrate courage when an unexpected situation demands it of you.

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This is one of many sailing expeditions; an annual expedition where an MOD Challenge 67 Yacht takes up to 14 people in two and three week Legs from the UK across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean. During the expedition we sail from Antigua, calling in at some amazing places up the Caribbean chain of islands and along the American Coast until we finally reach New York. Every two weeks we fly a new group from the UK to meet the yacht. The final Leg is a 21 day sail, in continuous shifts of three hours on and four hours off, almost three thousand miles across the North Atlantic from New York to Portsmouth.

When people think about yachts and sailing, they often conjure images of people sunbathing on deck with a gin and tonic in their hand and the wind in their hair. But offshore sailing is about people learning to live harmoniously in confined conditions, to cook for each other, to care for each other, to work as a team while changing sails and maintaining a steady course, to learn how to keep a happy ship even when people are tired, frightened or sea sick.

It’s also about courage and leadership. When you’re over a thousand miles from any civilization, you’re also over a thousand miles from help. If something bad should happen, no helicopter is coming to pluck you off the yacht. You only have each other to depend on, your life is literally in the hands of your mates and your skipper.

Sending soldiers and their officers straight into a war zone, without providing them with lots of unusual opportunities to test their courage, their communication skills, teamwork and leadership abilities would be stupid. Adventure training provides the military with the chance to develop all of these attributes in a controlled environment and while having a bit of fun too.

How many employers go to this much effort to promoteleadership and teamwork in their organisations?

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The Offer...We will give you lots of opportunity to develop your clinical skills in world class training facilities and under the tuition of some of the best trauma specialists in the world.

We will also pay you your daily rate of pay to attend some clinical seminars and CPD updates that benefit you, your NHS employer and the Army. When seminars require travel and overnight accommodation we will usually assist with transport and a place to stay.

We want you to be the best clinician that you can be and we will do everything that we can to help make that happen.

Our organisation has members who are tutors and program directors in University Schools of Nursing and Deanery’s and so we understand the needs of students and trainees as well as anybody. It’s our aim for you to get the most from your training.

Payback... We are in the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan and the British Army will be home by 2015. So unfortunately you won’t be able to deploy there, however; just as in the past, you will have to be ready to deploy in your clinical job, probably for a humanitarian aid role, wherever people are in urgent need of your skills.

Deployment for TA Medical personnel is currently three months in any 3 to 5 years with an absence from work that is funded, that means that your employer is fully compensated for all reasonable expenses and financial hardship. Planned, we usually give you and your employers at least six months notice and sometimes up to a years notice before we deploy you. You are protected in Employment Law, Under RFA 96 you cannot be treated unfairly and your employment is protected; this is similar to maternity law for women.

Students cannot be made to deploy and we will not do anything to compromise your training. You can only deploy if there is a training place available and if thedeployment is supported by your University or Deanery.

The Army will encourage you to get fit and to stay fit through sports, adventure training and military training. So what are you waiting for?

Everybody who joins the Territorial Army has to have a basic level of physical fitness. We have already taken into account the type of job and likely environment that you might be working in when deployed, and the fitness standard has been reduced accordingly. However; you still have to meet the basic standard.

To be selected to join you must be able to run 1.5 miles in under 14 minutes. And after a couple of months and with our help, we expect you to run the same distance in under 12 minutes. If you do some running or jogging already, you’ll understand that what we’re asking isn’t too difficult to achieve. You will also have to be able to do press-ups and sit-ups too.

So if you need to get fitter and lose some weight before you apply, there’s no time like the present to start eating healthier and to dust off those running shoes.

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HMEDICAL FITNESSTo join you will have to be medically fit.

You can’t join if you suffer from any chronic medical or muscular skeletal problem. These types of conditions include; asthma, eczema, diabetes, thyroid problems, eating disorders like anorexia or other chronic gastro-intestinal disorders, heart disease, surgery or congenital problems, epilepsy or chronic migraines, photophobia. Unresolved back injury, unresolved joint injury, joint replacements, any form of mental health illness which has oc-curred within the past five years including depression.

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Humanitarian Aid has always been a significant part of what the Army does. As we move toward transition in Afghanistan why not think about how you might make a difference to people who are vulnerable and in need.

Humanitarian Aid has always been a significant part of what the Army does. As we move toward transition in Afghanistan why not think about how you might make a difference to people who are vulnerable and in need.

YOUR ROUTE Joining the Teas a soldier is straight forward, with atraining programme that fits around yourNHS career

DIRECT ENTRYProfessionally Qualified Soldiers are selected from all of the professional clinical trades and HCA’s. Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists, can only serve as Officers.

INITIAL ENQUIRY

Come along to your local TA Medical unit for an informal visit, you’ll experience a warm welcome and we will answer any questions that you might have. Usually, we will arrange for one of our serving Reservists to be present who is of the same professional speciality as you.

Provided that we both meet each others expectations, we will proceed with your application and approach your referees.

APPLICATION

Complete the application forms together with a comprehensive CV. We will need to see your original professional qualifications and verification of your identity.

Next; we’ll arrange for you to attend a medical which will be conducted by one of our occupa-tional health doctors.

This application process is no less rigorous than applying for any clinical position in the NHS.

Accuracy, attention to detail and returning forms which are compre-hensively completed, all help us form a picture of who you are.

SOLDIER SELECTIOWEEKEND

This is usually a weekend residential assessment course Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.

You are required to pass an Army occupational health medical which will be conducted by one of our contracted doctors.

You will have to pass a fitness test, including a 1.5 mile run and that must be completed inunder 14 minutes.

The weekend is designed to assess how well you work as a team player, basic intellect, problem solving, physical fitness and organizational skills.

On successful completion of the assessment weekend you will be Attested as a Territorial Army soldier.

up to 3 Months

TO BECOMING A SOLDIER

Most NHS employers will offer you two weeks special leave per year to encourage you to serve your Country as a Reservist. Remember too, that when we borrow you to deploy to Operations in places like Afghanistan, your employer will be fully compensated during your absence.

As a Reservist you are protected Under the Reserve Forces Act 1996 against any discrimination.

Territorial Army Medical Services as a soldier is straight forward, with a training programme that fits around your

Six residential weekend courses at an Army Regional Recruit Training Centre. Commencing Friday evening and concluding on each Sunday afternoon. Transport, food and accommo-dation is provided and you will be paid according to rank. Training is based on core military skills.

You will be expected to attend anaverage of one to two weekends per month. For those candidates who have struggled with fitness, we will expect to see continuous improvement in your physical fitness prior to commencing Part B.

If you prefer, a 2 week consolidated course is also available.

TRAINED SOLDIERCOURSEPART A

This is a two week residential course at an Army Recruit Training Centre. Commencing Friday evening and concluding on the final Sunday afternoon. Transport, food and accommo-dation is provided and you will be paid according to rank.

This course builds on the core military skills and principles ofsoldiering that you have already gained.

The course concludes with a passing out parade that you will be able to invite friends and family to watch.

You will be expected to complete this final phase

within 12 months of joining. Total 32.5 days

TRAINED SOLDIERCOURSEPART B

SOLDIER SELECTION

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After completing your Basic training this is the start of what will be a rewarding secondary career.

Many of you will be eager to deploy on your first Operational tour of duty and rightly so, but remember, the Territorial Army Medical Services has so much more to offer; the management and leadership develop-ment opportunities available are extensive

6 to 12 Months

NEXT STEPS

YOUR ROUTE Joining the as an Officer is straight forward, with a training programme that fits around yourNHS career

DIRECT ENTRY

INITIAL ENQUIRY

Come along to your local TA Medical unit for an informal visit, you’ll experience a warm welcome and we will answer any questions that you might have. Usually, we will arrange for one of our serving Reservists to be present who is of the same professional speciality as you.

Provided that we both meet each others expectations, we will proceed with your application and approach your referees.

APPLICATION

Complete the application forms together with a comprehensive CV. We will need to see your original professional qualifications and verification of your identity.

Next; we’ll arrange for you to attend a medical which will be conducted by one of our occupa-tional health doctors.

This application process is no less rigorous than applying for any clinical position in the NHS.

Accuracy, attention to detail and returning forms which are compre-hensively completed, all help us form a picture of who you are.

This is a three day residential assessment course which usually takes place at York between Wednesday evening and Friday afternoon.

You will have to pass a fitness test, including a 1.5 mile run and that must be completed inunder 14 minutes.

The weekend is designed to assess how well you work as a team player, basic intellect, leadership, problem solving, physical fitness and organizational skills.

Finally you will be interviewed by a panel of Officers who will also include clinicians.

On successful completion of the board you will be Commissioned as a Territorial Army Officer.

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TO BECOMING AN OFFICER

Most NHS employers will offer you two weeks special leave per year to encourage you to serve your Country as a Reservist. Remember too, that when we borrow you to deploy to Operations in places like Afghanistan, your employer will be fully compensated during your absence.

As a Reservist you are protected Under the Reserve Forces Act 1996 against any discrimination.

OFFICER SELECTIONBOARD

Professionally Qualified Officers are selected from all of the professional clinical trades. Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists are direct Officer entry only...

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After completing your Basic training this is the start of what will be a rewarding secondary career.

Many of you will be eager to deploy on your first Operational tour of duty and rightly so, but remember, the Territorial Army Medical Services has so much more to offer; the management and leadership develop-ment opportunities available are extensive

6 to 12 Months

NEXT STEPSOFFICER SELECTION

OFFICER TRAININGPART 1

This is a two week residential course at an Army Officer training facility. Commencing Friday evening and concluding on the final Sunday afternoon. Transport, food and accommo-dation is provided and you will be paid according to rank. Training is based on core military skills and leadership.

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Phase 1 (TSC A+B) Training are exempt from this initial

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OFFICER TRAININGPART 2

This is a two week residential course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Commencing Friday evening and concluding on the final Sunday afternoon.

This course builds on the core military skills and principles of leadership that you have already gained.

RMAS is the foremost officer training college in the world. Your development as a leader will be supported though access to a facility and the collective experience of its instructors, the like of which is unparalleled in civilian life.

Northern Ireland

North West

Midlands

Wales

South West &South

Belfast, Armagh, Newtownards, Balleymena.

028 9226 0358204hosp-roso@mod.uk

North West

Liverpool, Wirral, Cheshire, Blackpool Lancaster.

0151 488 6655208hosp-roso@mod.uk

0161 232 4985207hosp-rhq-recruiting@mod.uk

Manchester, Stockport, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Bury, Blackburn.

0121 483 4325202hosp-rhq-roso@mod.uk

Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Oxford, Shrewsbury.

Cardiff, Swansea, Abergavenny, Aberyswyth, Llandudno.

02920 562 291203HOSP-203hosp-recoffr@mod.uk

0117 986 9543recruiting243fdhosp@virgin.net

Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Portsmouth.

“In twenty years time you’re more likely to regret the things that you didn’t do more than the things that you did”.

Locations

Scotland

North East

Yorkshire

National 0800 731 1201

London

0845 603 8761205hosp-rhq-urweso@mod.uk Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee.

0191 239 3183201hosp-roso@mod.uk Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Newton Aycliffe, Norton.

07771 958 311212hosp-roso@mod.uk

Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Nottingham, Lincoln.

020 709 2661256hosp-roso@mod.uk

Walworth, Kensington, Kingston, Mile End.

2medx-cvhq-G1_Recruiting-SO2@mod.uk

The annual training committment for regional Field Hospitals is 27 days per year and 19 days for the Nationally recruited Unit. Weekends count as 2.5 days and a midweek training night counts as a quarter day.

Almost every major UK City has a TA Field Hospital near by.

WHO CAN JOIN?

Royal Army Medical Corps

Surgeons, Physicians, Anaesthetists, Paramedics, Biomedical Scientists, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians, Radiographers and Radiologists, Operating Department Practitioners, Physiotherapists.

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps

Critical Care and Emergency NursesSpecialist Registered Nurses working in one of the following acute clinical areas; General Surgery, Burns & Plastics, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, General Medicine, Theatres and Recovery.

Healthcare Assistants NVQ level 2 and above.

Royal Army Dental Corps

Dentists and Registered Dental Nurses.

Supporting Trades

Drivers, Radio Operators, Chefs and Clerical Staff.

Age:You must be over 18 and under 45 years of age to join in a clinical trade.

The Territorial Army actively recruits all Adult Branch Student Nurses and final year Medical Students.

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