Vocational Rehabilitation Team Leader

Job Posting End Date: February 16

**Who are we?**

We are Unum - one of the UK’s leading employee benefits providers.

We’ve been around for 50 years, currently protecting over 1.7 million people, providing security and peace of mind to individuals and their families.

With a Fortune 500, US parent company, we’re part of highly successful global organisation, sharing ideas and innovations across teams to create a collaborative work environment. We’re transforming our business, and we’re keen to increase our digital capabilities to evolve the way we work and optimise opportunities for growth.

**The role**:
**What will you be doing?**

Vocational Rehabilitation Team Leader

Hybrid - 2 days a week in Office

Dorking or Basingstoke

**What will you bring?**

We are a leader in employee benefits, protecting over 2 million people, creating security and peace of mind to individuals & families.

Our Vocational Rehabilitation Team Leaders proactively manage and develop the Vocational Rehabilitation team to ensure that performance targets and objectives are achieved to deliver a market leading service proposition to enhance the customer experience. They deputise for the Rehab and Nurse Manager as required and are responsible for the day-to-day allocation and supervision of work across the Rehabilitation services team. To be successful in this position you will:

- Have qualifications related to vocational rehabilitation, or relevant experience in a related field, i.e. Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Occupational Health, Occupational Psychology or Vocational Case Management.
- Have a proven ability to provide vocational rehabilitation for a wide range of companies and industries with a strong commercial awareness.
- Work with people with disabilities and return them to work.
- Have excellent case management skills.
- Have the the ability to lead, coach, motivate and develop the team to achieve success, including performance and attendance management.
- Project manage with the ability to undertake planning and identifying trends, risks and issues.
- Plan accordingly within the team to meet customer expectations, volume demand, quality and agreed service levels including identifying tools, resource and support required.
- Review case management of VRC’s to ensure there are appropriate return to work plans, timescales, recommendations on reasonable adjustments and adaptations to support return to work outcomes.
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with employers to reduce sickness absence in the workplace.
- Establish an understanding of the client’s needs and provide a quality service.
- Promote our services and provide job retention, absence management and rehabilitation services.
- Deliver presentations and assist employers to develop robust absence management protocols to support them in returning employees back into the workplace.
- Assist with developing and building in-depth understanding of early intervention services and delivery across claims.
- Proactively identify process improvements and efficiencies.

The successful Vocational Rehabilitation Team Leader can expect:

- Full training
- Generous Bonus
- Market leading pension scheme
- Life, medical and income Insurance
- Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical 2nd opinion
- 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays)
- Monday - Friday working hours only (no weekends)

Our Vocational Rehabilitation Team Leaders successful applicants have been from backgrounds within the NHS and Insurance.

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**Why join us?**

Our culture

We aim to be the most inclusive, diverse and socially responsible company in the employee benefits market. With an agile and flexible way of working, we want to be a place where people aspire to work and where everyone can be themselves.

**What will you get in return?**

We are passionate about our employee health and wellbeing and providing work-life balance that suits you.

Our benefits include a discretionary bonus, 24/7 health support services (including a remote GP), income protection, health cash plan, 27 days annual leave, opportunity to participate in charitable events and more.

However you see your future career, we’ll support and challenge you to be your best with a wealth of learning and development opportunities.

Company:
Unum UK