Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist, with experience of working in Social Care, to manage the Disability Services Team in the North West of the City. The team includes Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy assistants and Rehabilitation Officers Visual Impairment.
As well as the area Disability Services Team, the Team manager is also responsible for the 2 Occupational Therapists in the Community Wellbeing Service, a new service working with home care providers with a reablement and rehabilitative focus.
This vacancy has become available due to the retirement of the existing manager.
You will have experience of working in social care, with a good knowledge of legislation relevant to social care, adaptations, equipment and moving and handling practices, including single handed care, but importantly, experience of managing, or working alongside, a team of diverse practitioners with differing-levels of knowledge and experience.
Main duties of the job
As a team manager you will lead and develop high quality Occupational therapy to support adults and older people, to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible, using an strength based approach with an occupational focus, in identifying barriers in their lives and providing solutions.
The Disability Services teams have a high demand for their services and the manager is responsible for the prioritisation, allocation and management of the workload.
Staff work closely with health and social care - colleagues in the Neighbourhood Teams along with Social Workers, Nurses, other therapists and Support Workers.
CPD is supported including through peer groups with other Disability Team Managers.
Opportunities are available to be involved in development work for the Disability Services Teams as well as within the Council and with other agencies. We provide opportunities for all our registered OTs to support student education and to gain skills in the supervision and support of unregistered staff and new graduate OTs.
The manager will be part of the Disability Management team with 6 other managers. The supervision of the team managers is undertaken by the Service Delivery Manager, who is also an Occupational Therapist.
About us
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our councilvaluesandambitions.
What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:
- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range ofstaff benefitsto help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
To manage the Disability Services Team in the provision of high quality Occupational Therapy Services and ensure that the statutory duties and responsibilities of the Local Authority are being met. To ensure that people who are registered sight impaired, or severely sight impaired receive appropriate assessment and support.
Responsibilities
Responsible for delivering within their service area agreed business and service priorities for Adult Social Care.
The appropriate allocation of work and motivation of the Disability Services Team.
Deal with all staff management issues promptly, including recruitment & selection, probation and supervision of New Graduate Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Officers (visual impairment), Occupational therapy Assistants staff, attendance management, staff supervision, performance, grievance and disciplinary issues with assistance and support from local HR and BSC.
To ensure high performance standards are met by monitoring self, individual and team performance and identifying developmental and training needs where appropriate.
To ensure that casework is the subject of planning, review and evaluation.
The effective use of resources and management of appropriate financial resources within available budgets and under the supervision of the Service Delivery Manager.
The delivery of Safeguarding in accordance with agreed Directorate policies and procedures.
Carry out the role of a member of the Area Management Team and Adaptations Operations Group, deputising for others where deemed necessary.
Contribute to departmental working parties as required.
To contribute to developing and improving the Directorates understanding of Occupational Therapy using a strategic, creative and innovative approach to service development and delivery.
To demonstrate continuous professional development to enable registration with the HCPC.
To participate in and provide training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge, skills and continuous professional development.
To undertake other duties appropriate to the post as required by the Service Delivery Manager.
To comply with the requirements of all Leeds City Council policies, procedures and staff instructions, including responsibilities under the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
To actively promote and support Leeds City Councils policies on Equal Opportunities and to work in an anti-oppressive manner.
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
To manage the Disability Services Team in the provision of high quality Occupational Therapy Services and ensure that the statutory duties and responsibilities of the Local Authority are being met. To ensure that people who are registered sight impaired, or severely sight impaired receive appropriate assessment and support.
Responsibilities
Responsible for delivering within their service area agreed business and service priorities for Adult Social Care.
The appropriate allocation of work and motivation of the Disability Services Team.
Deal with all staff management issues promptly, including recruitment & selection, probation and supervision of New Graduate Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Officers (visual impairment), Occupational therapy Assistants staff, attendance management, staff supervision, performance, grievance and disciplinary issues with assistance and support from local HR and BSC.
To ensure high performance standards are met by monitoring self, individual and team performance and identifying developmental and training needs where appropriate.
To ensure that casework is the subject of planning, review and evaluation.
The effective use of resources and management of appropriate financial resources within available budgets and under the supervision of the Service Delivery Manager.
The delivery of Safeguarding in accordance with agreed Directorate policies and procedures.
Carry out the role of a member of the Area Management Team and Adaptations Operations Group, deputising for others where deemed necessary.
Contribute to departmental working parties as required.
To contribute to developing and improving the Directorates understanding of Occupational Therapy using a strategic, creative and innovative approach to service development and delivery.
To demonstrate continuous professional development to enable registration with the HCPC.
To participate in and provide training and development activities as necessary to ensure up to date knowledge, skills and continuous professional development.
To undertake other duties appropriate to the post as required by the Service Delivery Manager.
To comply with the requirements of all Leeds City Council policies, procedures and staff instructions, including responsibilities under the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures.
To actively promote and support Leeds City Councils policies on Equal Opportunities and to work in an anti-oppressive manner.
The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working as an Occupational Therapist in a range of different settings.
- Of providing structured supervision for staff and/or students.
- Post qualified experience.
- Developing inter-agency and multi-disciplinary approaches to issues.
Desirable
- Of management of multi agency work.
- Experience of developing new approaches to work related issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Understanding of local government and the social, political and legal context in which it operates.
- Understanding of adult care legislation and current issues affecting the provision of Social Services.
- Understanding of the standards required by the HCPC and RCOT.
- Understanding of the legislative framework around major adaptations.
- Understanding of the work of other key Agencies.
- Of the current developments affecting the provision of services to adults, including mental health and disability issues.
- Skills
- Ability to pass varied and complex information effectively, accurately and concisely using a variety of formats.
- To demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire team members to consistently raise standards in practice.
- Ability to empower self and others including service users, ensuring high ethical standards in practice.
- Ability to demonstrate sound theoretical understanding and the ability to critically apply theory in practice.
- Ability to analyse complex situations, identify indicators of risk and make considered decisions within a risk management framework within timescales and with consultation with local management.
- Ability to actively promote the change management agenda at team and area level.
- Ability to demonstrate a strategic and structured approach to team and area level link to the Directorate Business Plan.
- Ability to check and audit case records.
- Ability to manage a budget and have an understanding of how this meets the business needs of the Directorate under the supervision of line management, including adaptation recommendations being made to Health and Housing.
- To be involved long term financial planning and to contribute towards the planning, preparation, provision and analysis of information in relation to budgets.
- Ability to analyse and understand statistical information.
- Ability to prepare and present information and reports on complex issues to a variety of different audiences.
- Ability to demonstrate advanced negotiating skills to ensure effective solutions to complex and difficult situations.
- Ability to contribute to the overall development of services for Adults within the Change Management Agenda.
- Ability to develop constructive working relationships with other Agencies.
- Ability to develop, manage, motivate and lead Disability Services team and offer appropriate professional supervision, giving clear and specific guidance on performance based on the competency framework review.
- Ability to manage caseloads and supervise the caseload of others and to consistently raise practice standards.
- Ability to set targets and monitor performance in line with strategic and Directorate business plans.
Desirable
- Knowledge
- A management qualification.
- Car driver.
- Knowledge of the problems of disadvantaged groups.
- Skills
- Competent in the use of information technology, including word processing and databases.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Working as an Occupational Therapist in a range of different settings.
- Of providing structured supervision for staff and/or students.
- Post qualified experience.
- Developing inter-agency and multi-disciplinary approaches to issues.
Desirable
- Of management of multi agency work.
- Experience of developing new approaches to work related issues.
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Understanding of local government and the social, political and legal context in which it operates.
- Understanding of adult care legislation and current issues affecting the provision of Social Services.
- Understanding of the standards required by the HCPC and RCOT.
- Understanding of the legislative framework around major adaptations.
- Understanding of the work of other key Agencies.
- Of the current developments affecting the provision of services to adults, including mental health and disability issues.
- Skills
- Ability to pass varied and complex information effectively, accurately and concisely using a variety of formats.
- To demonstrate the ability to motivate and inspire team members to consistently raise standards in practice.
- Ability to empower self and others including service users, ensuring high ethical standards in practice.
- Ability to demonstrate sound theoretical understanding and the ability to critically apply theory in practice.
- Ability to analyse complex situations, identify indicators of risk and make considered decisions within a risk management framework within timescales and with consultation with local management.
- Ability to actively promote the change management agenda at team and area level.
- Ability to demonstrate a strategic and structured approach to team and area level link to the Directorate Business Plan.
- Ability to check and audit case records.
- Ability to manage a budget and have an understanding of how this meets the business needs of the Directorate under the supervision of line management, including adaptation recommendations being made to Health and Housing.
- To be involved long term financial planning and to contribute towards the planning, preparation, provision and analysis of information in relation to budgets.
- Ability to analyse and understand statistical information.
- Ability to prepare and present information and reports on complex issues to a variety of different audiences.
- Ability to demonstrate advanced negotiating skills to ensure effective solutions to complex and difficult situations.
- Ability to contribute to the overall development of services for Adults within the Change Management Agenda.
- Ability to develop constructive working relationships with other Agencies.
- Ability to develop, manage, motivate and lead Disability Services team and offer appropriate professional supervision, giving clear and specific guidance on performance based on the competency framework review.
- Ability to manage caseloads and supervise the caseload of others and to consistently raise practice standards.
- Ability to set targets and monitor performance in line with strategic and Directorate business plans.
Desirable
- Knowledge
- A management qualification.
- Car driver.
- Knowledge of the problems of disadvantaged groups.
- Skills
- Competent in the use of information technology, including word processing and databases.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
