Locum Community Occupational Therapy Manager

Job Title: Deputy Team Manager

Location: Southwark Council

Area: South London Social Services

Salary: £negotiable

Job Type: Locum

Contract length: Ongoing

Job details: Deputy Team Manager required for the Adult Social Care Contact Team. Hybrid working available. JD available on request. This is a key leadership role supporting the Team Manager to deliver a safe, strengths-based, person-centred service that promotes independence and provides early, effective Occupational Therapy intervention. The post holder will provide professional oversight, supervision, allocation of work, quality assurance and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team including Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and unqualified staff.

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  • Provide daily operational leadership within the Contact Team
     

  • Oversee OT service provision, including monitoring and responding to enquiries from the generic OT inbox
     

  • Lead on quality assurance, authorisation and professional sign-off of incoming OT referrals and completed Contact Assessments
     

  • Allocate OT work on a weekly basis and provide professional guidance to staff
     

  • Ensure safe and timely provision of straightforward OT equipment following assessments (note: the Contact Team does not manage major adaptations)
     

  • Identify and address training needs for unqualified staff in OT-related practice
     

  • Support the Team Manager with performance management, supervision, staff wellbeing and sickness monitoring

   

  Skills/experience:

   

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    • HCPC registered Occupational Therapist (mandatory)
       

    • Significant post-qualification experience within adult social care or health settings
       

    • Demonstrable experience supervising and mentoring staff
       

    • Strong knowledge of manual handling, equipment provision and community OT practice
       

    • Excellent communication, problem-solving and clinical decision-making skills
       

    • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
       

    • Experience in quality assurance and professional sign-off of assessments
       

    • Desirable: Previous management or deputy management experience
       

    • Desirable: Experience within a contact/front door service
       

    • Desirable: Knowledge of Southwark local procedures and community resources
       

    • Desirable: Training delivery experience
       

    • Desirable: Understanding of strengths-based approaches such as the Three Conversations Model