Community Mental Health Professional Douglas, Scotland
Job description
Are you a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who has experience working in a Community Mental Health Care setting?
Take the next step in your career and join our team in Manx Care on the Isle of Man!
If you’re looking to achieve your ambitions, as well as enjoy a quality lifestyle and work-life balance, take a look at what a career with us could offer you!
About the role and our team
We are seeking a Community Mental Health Professional to join our team where you will work with people with severe and enduring mental health problems, providing specialist interventions for a defined caseload of clients.
Within this role you will play an important role in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans for those under our care, supporting their recovery through providing expert psychological interventions, with a recovery focus.
You’ll be based at the Community Health Centre, which is in Douglas and a short drive from Noble’s Hospital. You’ll have the opportunity to work across the whole of the Island; from our beautiful countryside villages to our vibrant town centre in Douglas.
We encourage knowledge sharing and teamwork so all team members are involved with the full range of best practice interventions.
You’ll be joining our large, friendly and supportive team who will there to nurture your existing skills and help you develop and further develop your professional skills and experience.
If this sounds like a role you’d be interested in, we would love to hear from 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
- Developing our team to be the best they can be is important to us and we actively support your own personal career goals, aspirations and development
- We offer competitive salaries which tend to be higher than UK salaries with opportunities for annual pay increases for many roles.
- You will enjoy generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days and 10 public holidays.
- For candidates not on the Isle of Man we offer a relocation package of up to £7,000 to get you, your things and your family to the island. You will also be eligible for housing assistance to help contribute towards your mortgage or rent on the island.
- For those relocating or returning to the island you will receive a refund on your national insurance contributions made in your first year, this could be up to £4,000!
- Great on site facilities and free car parking
To find out more about the benefits you can enjoy by working with us, download our benefits guide from the bottom of the advert.
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. To find out more about our relocation package, download the leaflet below.
Do you know someone who could be perfect for this role?
Let them know about this vacancy and refer them via our new Employee Referral Scheme!
You’ll receive £500 (in two equal instalments and subject to conditions) for making the referral, if the person you referred is offered the role!
To ensure you receive payment for your referral, the person you refer just needs to indicate the referral on their application form by selecting ‘Isle of Man Public Service Employee Referral Scheme’ in the ‘Where did you hear about this vacancy’ section, and providing your name as the referrer.
To ensure referrals are eligible, and to find out more about the terms and conditions of the scheme, you can download the scheme policy here.
How to find out more and apply
For more information please see the attached job profile and job description and person specification, alternatively contact Louise Cartledge on 01624 686336.
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 [email protected].
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 and access to your own vehicle is required for this role.
Manx Care is committed to creating smoke-free spaces and is ‘proud to be smoke free’ as part of the overall Isle of Man Smoke Free 2030 ambition. As of April 1st 2021 smoking is no longer permitted on our Manx Care & DHSC sites, including nursing, residential and EMI units around the Island. For support and advice on abstinence from smoking, please contact Quit4You on 642404 or [email protected].
We support flexible working and equality, diversity and inclusion in our recruitment
The Isle of Man Public Service is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion. We understand how a wide range of views and experiences can benefit us as we work together for the Isle of Man. We welcome applications from diverse backgrounds and would encourage you to apply.
The Isle of Man Public Service is an equal opportunities employer which supports and promotes flexible working. We understand its benefits in improving work-life balance and supporting health and wellbeing and, in its different forms; it is widespread throughout the Public Service. We are happy to discuss part-time or flexible working arrangements, including job share partnerships, for our roles (where possible) and if interested you should discuss this with the Hiring Manager.
Find out more about where a career in the Isle of Man Public Service could take you at hr.gov.im/careers.
