Team Manager: Occupational Therapy Team

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wimbledon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government pension scheme

23 days annual leave (rising)

Flexible working

Staff development programme

Career development

Recognition and reward

London Living Wage commitment

Job summary

The London Borough of Merton is seeking a Team Manager for the Occupational Therapy service within Adult Social Care to lead a team of occupational therapists and OT assistants, covering the Integrated Community Equipment Service and policy development for community OT teams.

You will work across Community Care and Children's divisions, collaborate with ICB and NHS partners, manage staffing and budgets, drive prevention and timely discharge while maintaining independence.

Qualifications

• Experience leading OT services and budgets across divisions.
• Policy development for community OT teams and equipment service.
• Strong collaboration across multiple agencies and NHS partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy services and the Integrated Community Equipment Service.
• Provide professional leadership and clinical oversight to occupational therapists and OT assistants.
• Promote high-quality, strengths-based and person-centred practice.
• Develop policies and practices for community OT teams and the equipment service contract.
• Support integrated pathways with First Response, Hospital at Home and Reablement teams.
• Focus on prevention, early intervention, timely discharge and maintaining independence.
• Ensure customer-focused, efficient and effective service delivery.
• Work with ICB and NHS Trust to develop joint working.
• Oversee staffing and delegated budgets including equipment service budget.

Skills

Setting standards

Planning & organising

IT skills

Workload management

Leadership

Job description

Team Manager for the Occupational Therapy service within Adult Social Care at the London Borough of Merton, leading a team of occupational therapists and OT assistants. The post covers the wider Occupational Therapy services and the Integrated Community Equipment Service, including writing policy for community OT teams and the equipment contract. It works across the Community Care and Children's divisions and with an ICB and a mental health trust on joint working.

What the job involves

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy services and the Integrated Community Equipment Service
• Provide professional leadership and clinical oversight to occupational therapists and OT assistants
• Promote high-quality, strengths-based and person-centred practice
• Develop policies and practices for community OT teams and the equipment service contract
• Support integrated pathways with the First Response, Hospital at Home and Reablement teams
• Focus on prevention, early intervention, timely hospital discharge and maintaining independence
• Ensure customer-focused, efficient and effective service delivery
• Work with Sutton and Merton ICB and Southwest London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust to develop joint working
• Work across the Community Care and Children's divisions, engaging senior staff in both
• Be responsible for staffing and delegated budgets, including minor adaptations and the equipment service budget
• Work closely with colleagues, stakeholders and partners

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Setting standards and monitoring them
• Planning and organising service delivery
• Using information technology
• Managing conflicting work demands and pressuresLeading the workforce, facilitating creativity, challenge and positive group dynamics

Other

• Understanding and complying with departmental policies
• Carrying out research and innovating to develop services in line with national and local policy changes

Nice to have

• Advanced knowledge of current and impending legislation relating to OT service provision, disabled people and carers
• Good understanding of multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working

What’s offered

• Local government pension scheme
• 27.5 days paid holiday, rising to 32.5 days after five years of service
• Flexible working
• First-class staff development programme
• Career development
• Recognition and reward
• Commitment to paying the London Living Wage to all staff and contractors