About this role
Job summary
About this opportunity
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to lead, inspire and shape the future of services that make a real difference to people's lives?
We're looking for a Team Manager to lead our South Lakes Occupational Therapy Service, supporting a dedicated team of Occupational Therapists, Social Care Workers and Occupational Therapy Apprentices. This is a rewarding leadership role where you'll have the opportunity to influence practice, develop people and help drive innovation across Adult Social Care.
Working closely with our OT Service Manager (Principal Occupational Therapist), you'll play a key role in strengthening and developing Occupational Therapy services across Westmorland and Furness. You'll champion strengths-based practice, promote independence and wellbeing, and help ensure adults receive the right support at the right time.
This is more than a team management role. It's an opportunity to provide professional leadership, shape service development and support the growth of Occupational Therapy across the organisation.
You'll create an environment where people can thrive, helping your team deliver high-quality outcomes while encouraging learning, innovation and continuous improvement.
You'll also work closely with colleagues across health, housing and community services, building strong partnerships that support integrated working and better experiences for the people we serve.
Main duties of the job
As part of our wider leadership team, you'll contribute to service transformation, workforce development and the continued advancement of Occupational Therapy within Adult Social Care.
We're looking for a qualified HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with substantial experience in Adult Social Care, health or integrated services.
You'll be an inspiring leader who enjoys supporting and developing others, someone who can build positive relationships, drive high standards and bring people together around a shared vision. Most importantly, you'll be passionate about helping people achieve greater independence and committed to delivering excellent outcomes for our communities.
Whether you're already working at management level or are ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.
About us
Working at Westmorland and Furness Council you will receive a variety of benefits, including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and other various perks and discounts schemes. For more information about life at Westmorland and Furness Council and what we can offer you, please visit our Careers site. Our benefits | Careers (westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
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For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the following links:
- Post Specification
- Role Profile
Please note: If the Post Specification for this vacancy states that a UK driving licence is required, non-UK driving licences with entitlement to drive vehicles in the UK will also be accepted.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Accredited Social Work Degree, or equivalent Professional Social Work qualification for Social Work
- teams manager.
- Accredited Occupational Therapy Degree, or equivalent Professional Occupational Therapy
- qualification for Occupational Therapy teams manager.
- Registration with appropriate professional body
- Significant and related experience within Health or Social Care field
- Evidence of ongoing professional development within the last two years
- Knowledge and application of departmental and council objectives and initiatives
- In depth knowledge and understanding of own professional area of practice and issues within Adults
- Services
Desirable
- Understanding and application of theoretical approaches, practices & procedures relevant to
- customers, carers, professional colleagues
- Knowledge of National Policies and legislation relevant to area of work.
- Having an awareness and understanding of risk with the ability to assess, manage, escalate
- appropriately and balance with safety
- Ability to influence people to change and to make difficult decisions
- Change management within a positive framework, timescales and budget
- Demonstrate significant experience of leadership skills, including ability to lead, motivate, inspire and
- empower others, by example.
- Proven ability to demonstrate sound judgement and autonomy of decision making in highly
- unpredictable situations.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiating, conciliating, people management, written and
- verbal communication and motivational skills
- Ability to create and maintain a culture that enables and empowers staff and individuals to think
- creatively in order to achieve the best, most independent outcomes for people.
- Good time management/punctuality and the ability to work to deadlines within the allocated resources
- Ability to network effectively with multi-disciplinary organisations
- Ability to identify and challenge inappropriate practice
- Experience of contributing to the development of strategy, policy and practice on a multi-disciplinary
- basis.
- Understanding of budget position and making best use of resources available.
- Ability to make sound decisions and take responsibility for actions
Experience
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Westmorland and Furness
Address
South Lakeland House
Lowther Street
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4UF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)