Occupational Therapy Team Leader

Wirral Council; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local government pension scheme

Life cover and ill-health protection

Job summary

Wirral Council is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to lead the OT team, ensure quality assurance and best practice in service provision. You will manage a range of specialist OT service areas, enabling people to be as independent as possible while staying safe at home and improving care for Wirral residents.

You will collaborate with internal and external partners to drive service improvements, engage with contract and commissioning leads, and participate in safeguarding processes.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• Ability to lead the performance of an OT team and ensure quality assurance across services.
• Experience identifying service improvements and working with joint commissioning.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting welfare in line with council policy.

Responsibilities

• Manage provisions of a range of specialist OT service areas to enable independence and safety.
• Lead the OT team to deliver high-quality services and best practices.
• Collaborate with contract, commissioning leads and health partners to achieve joint outcomes.
• Ensure recruitment checks and governance align with safer recruitment policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Quality assurance

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Occupational Therapy

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

Wirral Council is a place where you can genuinely make a difference, guided by strong organisational values that shape everything we do. Our values - ambitious, professional, resident‑focused and accountable, act as our organisational DNA, influencing how we work, lead and support one another every day. We take pride in delivering great services, acting with integrity, building positive relationships, and always putting residents first, creating a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can “be the best we can be”. With our beautiful surroundings, ambitious future plans, and a commitment to empowering staff to #BeTheDifference, Wirral Council offers an inspiring environment to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an OT Team Leader position at Wirral.

About The Role

We’re looking for an Occupational Therapist with the ability to lead the performance of a team, ensuring quality assurance and best practice around the provision of the OT service. As OT Team Leader, you will be responsible for the management of provisions of a range of specialist OT service areas, enabling people to be as independent as possible and to remain safe in their own home and strive to improve provision to people we serve in Wirral.

About The Candidate

You will be a strong communicator with the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners, such as contract and commissioning leads and health partners to agree joint strategic development, achieve joint criteria lead outcomes, identify service improvements or service gaps that fall under joint commissioning.

Wirral Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, all successful applicants will be subject to thorough pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, verified reference checks, verification of qualifications and identity, and checks of the right to work in the UK.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including a check of the relevant Barred List(s). The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

Working at Wirral

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:

• Staff discounts
• Enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme)
• Immediate life cover and ill-health protection
• Strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives
• Annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays

We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier‑free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail].

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration.

All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.

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We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.