Job Information
- Lead and manage the day to day needs of a busy Community Occupational Therapy team.
- Triage referrals and effectively allocate to the team members or signpost to the appropriate service.
- Provide the team with day-to-day informal support as well as regular supervision and appraisal.
- Undertake quality audits of routine team member work and participate in targeted audit work as needed.
- Provide support to Senior Managers and Head of Service with strategic planning and implementation of service improvements.
- Have responsibility for the evaluation and decision making for non-standard equipment, major and minor adaptation requests up to a designated budget responsibility level and escalation as appropriate for requests above designated level.
- A professional Occupational Therapy qualification e.g., Degree (BSc (Hons), MSc) in Occupational Therapy, Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Valid HCPC registration
- Highly specialised knowledge and expertise in the delivery of Occupational Therapy services
- Practice Placement Qualification and experience of undertaking student placements
- Significant experience of team management including appraisal and supervision
- Extensive experience in adult social or health care, for clients with Physical disabilities, Learning disabilities and mental health diagnosis.
- 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
- Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours
- Car leasing scheme
- A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
- Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality
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