Team lead for physical therapies | Medway Community Healthcare CIC
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Strood, ME2 3DL |
| Company: | Medway Community Healthcare CIC |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7343495/813-188-0725-LR |
Summary
· Are you a qualified Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Podiatrist looking to lead a team?
· Do you want to develop your management skills?
· Are you dynamic and innovative in your approach to therapy provision?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
We are looking for a qualified physiotherapist, occupational therapist or podiatrist who has a passion for working within children's services as a team lead overviewing the physical therapy team. The physical therapy team includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Technical Instructors and our Special Needs Nursery staff. The team is part of a wider Multi-Disciplinary team providing services to children across the Medway locality.
The post holder will ensure their team is appropriately staffed with suitably skilled employees and that staff are made available to deliver services across all clinical pathways. The post holder will effectively lead this team to develop services offered, manage waiting times and budgets and liaise with local agencies.
The post holder will also ensure all required data is provided as required both around outputs and outcomes.
The post holder will be responsible for first line management of sickness, capability and disciplinary issues.
The post holder will retain clinical expertise in their own profession.
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Full JD can be found in the attachments
This advert closes on Friday 1 Aug 2025
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