Occupational Therapy Assistant Team Manager

6 days ago

Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, United Kingdom London Borough of Sutton Full time

About the Role

Join Adult Social Care as an Occupational Therapy (OT) Assistant Team Manager and receive a Welcome Bonus of £ paid in your first month's salary With a total package of up to £56, including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care.

We're seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist (OT) Assistant Team Manager to join the Adult Social Care Team at the London Borough of Sutton. Our commitment lies in ensuring each resident's encounter with our OT's is an exceptional experience. As an OT Assistant Team Manager, your role holds the key to realising this commitment.

You will be based within the Duty Team, providing management and support to the Occupational Therapists and Enabling Independence Officers. The team are responsible for triaging referrals that are received through the Contact Centre, have the ability to respond in a person-centred way using a prevention and strength based approach, working proactively to identify individuals who may be at risk of developing social care needs in the future. You will provide guidance and quality assurance to ensure that the team is directing people to the appropriate support to maintain their independence. You will collaborate with health partners, community groups, and residents to facilitate positive outcomes. You will support the team to complete proportionate assessments for equipment and adaptations to prevent, reduce or delay needs, and to mitigate risk. You will maintain close links with the Occupational Therapy Hub

As part of our Management Team, you'll work with various professionals and partners to provide top-quality occupational therapy services. With support from our comprehensive induction programme and guidance from the Team Manager and Principal Occupational Therapist, you will be well-prepared to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve.

For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Nicki Pruss, OT Team Manager on

About Us

Adult Social Care is undergoing a significant transformation to address the rising demand for our services. We're implementing wide-ranging changes to improve care for adults and create positive working environments for our staff. We have new leaders and experienced managers who bring innovative ideas to the service and are driving meaningful changes throughout your service delivery. Our goal is to deliver exceptional care that enhances outcomes for our community whilst providing an inclusive, diverse and stable environment for staff to grow their career.

The OT Hub

Guided by the Team Manager and Principal Occupational Therapist, the new Occupational Therapy Hub in Sutton unifies Occupational Therapy and Sensory services within social care. The Hub will provide professional leadership and support for practitioners, while offering career development opportunities, including apprenticeships and a unique Preceptorship for new or returning therapists. Sutton is proud to be one of the only London boroughs to have launched an Occupational Therapy Preceptorship, to support and develop people who are newly qualified or returning to practice. The Hub focuses on strength-based assessments to enhance independence and well-being, covering a wide range of support from reablement, assessments for disabled facilities grant, optimal care, to housing needs assessments, making it a comprehensive service for the community.

For more information on our new operating model and teams.

About You

Our Occupational Therapists take a person-centred approach whilst working within a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

Degree or an equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy and registered with the HCPC Significant experience as an Occupational Therapist, ideally within a Local Authority or similar community setting Experience of major adaptations and complex manual handling

You will need to have significant experience in the practice of occupational therapy within a local authority setting and sound knowledge of relevant legislation and the principles of safeguarding. You will need to demonstrate experience of completing holistic assessments for the provision of services such as recommending equipment, minor and major adaptations, moving and handling risk assessments, mobility assessments and housing support.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact in the field of occupational therapy and possess these essential competencies, we encourage you to apply. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to the well-being of our service users while furthering your professional development in a supportive environment.

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only) Three volunteering days per year in Sutton Comprehensive learning and development programme Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities Interest free season ticket loans Local Government Pension Scheme Car parking scheme Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme Zip car scheme Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses Confidential wellbeing and counselling support Subsidised gym membership

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