Social Care Occupational Therapy Team Manager

Sheffield City Council HQ; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Sheffield is seeking a Team Manager for their new Occupational Therapy Team. The role involves leading a team of occupational therapists, ensuring high standards, and delivering person-centered assessments. Candidates should be HCPC-registered Occupational Therapists with expertise in managing staff and a strong understanding of relevant legislation. This position offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements, alongside opportunities for professional development and generous leave benefits.

Benefits

Ongoing professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• A qualified and HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with clinical expertise.
• Proven experience of managing or supervising staff in a health or social care setting.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation (Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide clear leadership and vision for the SCOT Team.
• Oversee the delivery of Occupational Therapy focused assessments.
• Manage, supervise, and develop a team of occupational therapists.

Skills

Leadership

Occupational Therapy

Communication

Organisational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

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Location: Sheffield / Hybrid

Are you an experienced leader in occupational therapy or social care, passionate about enabling people to live independently and safely in their own homes?
Sheffield City Council is seeking a dynamic and innovative Team Manager to lead our new Social Care Occupational Therapy Team.

This is a unique opportunity to shape a new service, supporting adults across the city to achieve better outcomes through high-quality, person-centered Care Act focused occupational therapy assessments and reviews.

Using the unqiues skills of occupational therapy to prevent, reduce and delay the need for care and support.

About the Role

• Provide clear leadership and vision for the SCOT Team, ensuring high standards of practice and service delivery.
• Oversee the delivery of Occupational Therapy focused Care Act compliant assessments and reviews, ensuring services are person-centred, strengths-based, and outcome-focused.
• Manage, supervise, and develop a team of occupational therapists and occupational therapy support staff.
• Work closely with the adult social care teams and other partners to deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions to people's care and support needs.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Drive service development, improvement, quality assurance, and performance monitoring.

What We're Looking For

• A qualified and HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with clinical expertise.
• Proven experience of managing or supervising staff in a health or social care setting.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation (Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, etc.).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A collaborative, innovative, and problem-solving approach.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team.
• Access to ongoing professional development and training.
• Opportunities to lead service improvement projects and develop a new team.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous annual leave entitlement and staff benefits.

Additional Information

This role involves ICT use and working with clients in a variety of settings.
An enhanced DBS check is required.
You must be able to converse confidently in English as per the Immigration Act 2016.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Janette Daley (Service Manager) at [e-mail]

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council