Long Term Conditions Therapy Team Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the role and our team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and knowledgeable health care professional to join Manx Care as a Long Term Conditions Therapy Team Lead!

The Long Term Conditions Therapy Team is a multi-disciplinary team made up of (but not limited) to psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietitians and generic therapy instructors working with patients diagnosed with a long term condition.

As Team Lead, you will be responsible for the leadership, planning and operational issues, education and human resource management of the Long Term Conditions Therapy Team. 

Using your expert knowledge and clinical reasoning skills, you will also provide a highly skilled clinical service to patients with complex long term conditions, using evidence based patient centred principles. This will involve seeing patients in order to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan. Clinical areas within the speciality include ME/CFS, Long Covid, Neurological, Respiratory and Chronic Pain. The Long Term Conditions Therapy Team also works closely alongside other professional areas such as, GPs with specialist interest, MSK Physiotherapy and the Pain Management Team.

If you are passionate about providing excellent care to our service users with long term conditions, have strong leadership qualities, a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and have the ability to motivate and inspire others, this could be the perfect role for you!

What can this role offer me?

By joining us you’ll be stepping away from NHS pressures and demands, as the Island’s healthcare system is similar but separate to the UK NHS.

Take advantage of the excellent opportunities we provide for personal and professional development! This includes the use of our Learning, Education and Development Centre and the fantastic range of fully funded courses we support.

Free on-site parking at Noble’s Hospital will also be available to you.

To find out more about the benefits you can enjoy by working with us click here.

About the Island and relocating

Here you can enjoy a fantastic quality of life, and an excellent work-life balance! There are plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities; so if you like walking, mountain biking, sailing or kayaking, you’ll have lots of places to explore!

There are also lots of great cafes, bars and restaurants, and you can enjoy the Island’s real sense of community. The island is well connected to the UK, and you’ll also benefit from low income tax rates (20% maximum rate).

To find out more about the Island and the lifestyle you could enjoy here, take a look at Locate Isle of Man’s guide to moving to the Isle of Man here.

If you are relocating or returning to the Island, you can also benefit from the National Insurance Holiday Scheme, which allows you to apply for a refund on your NI contributions for your 1st year of living here. To see how this scheme could benefit you, and to find out more about relocating to the Isle of Man, visit www.locate.im.

A relocation package of up to £7,000 based on receipts is available for this role. Housing Assistance is also available where the Department will pay the difference between your current mortgage/rent bill, and that of your new accommodation on the Isle of Man, up to a maximum of £250 per month. This role also qualifies for a recruitment incentive of £3,000, payable in the 1st, 13th, and 25th months of employment. To find out more about our relocation package click here.

How to find out more and apply

For more information please see the attached job description and person specification, alternatively contact Kelly Gulland, Head of Therapies & Podiatry, on 01624 642176 or 01624 650200.

For further information on applying for roles within the Isle of Man Public Service, please read our Notes for Applicants.

Applications for this post will be accepted up to midnight of the closing date specified. You’ll need to upload your latest CV to your application, and we recommend that you also include a cover letter that explains your motivations for applying, and that demonstrates your suitability for this post. If you have difficulties applying online please contact the Recruitment Team on 01624 686300 or by email at helpmeapply@gov.im.

Additional information

Please note an enhanced with barring police check is required for this post, which Manx Care will cover the cost of for you. Please note if you have lived for more than 6 months outside of the UK in the last 5 years, you will be required to obtain a Letter of Good Standing from the appropriate authorities in the relevant locations, please read the guidance about how to obtain this letter.

A full valid driving licence is required for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Hons Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy/Dietetics/Speech and Language Therapy.
• Health Care Profession Council Registered.
• Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to see full details of the skills, experience and attributes required for this role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Manx Care

Address

Nobles Hospital

Strang

Douglas

Isle of Man

IM4 4RJ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/health-and-social-care/ (Opens in a new tab)