Occupational Therapist Team Manager - Southwark Council

Posted 03 June 2021
Salary £40000 - £45594 per annum
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
Referencerem987986_1622704973
Contact NameHolly Astrop

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking a permanent Occupational Therapist Team Manager to work in Southwark Council.

Job Purpose

  • To provide operational management to the inter-professional team, including deputising in the absence of the Service Manager. To promote the service, departmental and corporate vision, strategic aims and objectives by working in partnership with carers, key partners and stakeholders.
  • To be responsible for the teams achievement of performance indicators, targets and standards. To be responsible for and ensure the effective management of the referral, allocation and assessment process, including actions to prevent a waiting list occurring.
  • To contribute to the development of practice, procedures and policy and specifically the professional development of the Team; working in partnership with the Principal Social Worker and Principal Occupational Therapist. To facilitate individual support and oversee career development for the team and to lead on issues of recruitment, conduct and capability.
  • To oversee, monitor and take corrective action where necessary to raise performance and quality across the service, maintaining a positive, challenging performance management culture, through effective professional leadership, supervision, mentoring and coaching to enhance the quality of practice, undertake performance appraisals and investigate complaints.

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly