Occupational Therapy Team Manager.Z263
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
08/08/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 15/08/2022 23:59
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
County Hall
Further Information
Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of people in Northumberland? if you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you. Who is NCC?
World renowned as a visitor destination, Northumberland is also the ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. What better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than to sample it on an everyday basis?
Our Vision is: “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, and in which you can access the things you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive” Our Plan is to focus on:
· Living - we want you to feel safe, healthy and cared for
· Enjoying - we want you to love where you live
· Connecting - we want you to have access to the things you need
· Learning - we want you to achieve and realise your potential
· Thriving - we want to attract more and better jobs For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
Why choose us? We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
· 25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 30 after 5 years of service) (pro-rata for part-time employees) · Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
· Flexi scheme applicable to majority of roles
· Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
· A commitment to work-life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, part-year working, and compressed hours
· Car Leasing Scheme
During the covid pandemic Northumberland County Council have adopted agile working from home. Going forward our work smart programme will continue to encourage a blend of home
and base site working. Within the Short Term Support Service all of our staff were enabled prior to the pandemic to work agile from home or any Northumberland County Council site, this has continued throughout the pandemic and we expect to continue with that way of working. Please visit: https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/About/Working-for-Northumberland-County-Council.aspx for more information regarding our benefits.
Who are we looking for?
Someone who upholds the values of Northumberland County Council and the Short Term Support Service to
· Put residents first ensuring that the identified needs are met in a timely and efficient way
· Deliver excellence and quality in service provision
· Showing respect for service users and colleagues alike
· Keep our communities safe and well
The post is for an Occupational Therapy Team Manager to cover our Short-Term Support Service Countywide. STSS provides reablement to people in Northumberland following a serious accident or illness to help them regain their ability to carry out a range of day-to-day tasks. The service includes therapists and reablement workers.
The work is varied with involvement in everything from equipment provision through to providing rehabilitation programmes at home.
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who can Lead the team to maintain their high standard of work across such varied involvement. The post holder will need to have a wide range of experience as well as proven experience of supervising staff in their day-to-day work.
Informal and formal supervision skills are essential to support the team and to continue with the individual team members and the services on-going develop
The post holder needs to be able communicate effectively with colleagues, referrers into the service, clients, their family or carers to ensure we are acting on accurate information. The role requires a high level of decision making and clinical reasoning skills to make safe decisions on service provision.
This post is a permanent full time (37 hours) and band 11 (Starting salary £49,429.00)
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details.
Please note the closing date for this post is midnight on 15th August 2022.
For further information: Please note that this is a permanent position but applications on a secondment or part time basis would be considered for the right applicant. For guidance on completing your application
and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please check the Northumberland Council Website.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes. Although we advertise on North East Jobs, your application process will be directed to our Taleo system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with Taleo, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘hr-empty@invalidemail.com’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.