Job summary We currently have a vacancy for a Team Manager in our Occupational Therapy Team. Are you a positive person who can provide leadership for our occupational therapy team? Do you have strong legal literacy to support your clinical decision-making? Can you inspire the workforce by highlighting opportunities and fostering teamwork to find innovative solutions? You will need to be an experienced HCPC registered Occupational Therapist ideally with knowledge of health and social care occupational therapy services and leadership. You must be passionate about raising the profile of Occupational Therapy within social care and committed to partnership working within Adult Social Care to ensure we deliver the best outcomes for York citizens. Our current staff team are skilled, committed, friendly and supportive.To support them to undertake their role we are seeking a dynamic Team Manager to continue this development. We are committed to personalised, strength-based approaches and keen to support York citizens to remain active, independent and at home. The team undertake functional assessments of varying complexity within the home environment. The team considers either providing equipment, minor, or more complex major adaptations to meet the persons assessed needs. Occupational Therapy team staff members also sign post people to other services and support their application for a Disabled Facilities Grant, based on their assessed needs and through occupational therapy recommendations. Main duties of the job The successful candidate will: Have a professional qualification in Occupational Therapy, be a Senior Occupational Therapist and be HCPC registered. Have significant experience in one or more of the areas we work in. Have excellent people skills with a coaching approach to management. Have a knowledge and practical understanding of relevant legislation including, but not exclusive to, the Care Act and Housing legislation, including the Disabled Facilities Grant. Be open to new ideas and be able to encourage others to adapt and embrace change. The main responsibilities of this role: To Manage a team which includes professionally qualified Occupational Therapy staff and Occupational Therapy Assistants Providing management to staff who are accountable for assessment, care and support planning, intervention, monitoring, and reviewing, to meet needs. Ensuring that the standards of the Health Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, are complied with and performance targets are monitored and delivered. To be responsible for service improvement, and accountable for expenditure against allocated budget. About us From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York. Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient. A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them. Every year at the council: 7,036 adults receive social care 77,000 people served in the customer centre 260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone 3,000 planning applications 5.5m tonnes of waste collected 1.2m metres of high verges cut 8,000 council properties managed 8,000 businesses supported 200,000 residents served 220 children looked after For more information about working for the council or to see the latest job vacancies visit https://jobs.york.gov.uk/ Website:http://www.york.gov.uk Date posted 20 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £49,050 to £55,825 a year Grade 11 Level 1 - 4 (£49,050 to £55,825 per annum) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number F0094-ADSC005062 Job locations West Offices Station Rise York North Yorkshire YO1 6GA Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the requirements and expectations of the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the requirements and expectations of the role. Person Specification Qualifications Essential A relevant professional qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or similar, with at least 3 years experience at a middle management level or equivalent within a local authority setting, independent social care provider or within a health setting. Experience Desirable Sound knowledge of professional practice, legal framework and issues affecting the delivery of services. Understanding of current developments within adult social care and the impact these have on the delivery of services. Experience of continuously developing and improving services, listening and responding to the needs of people who come in contact with or draw on adult social care services, pursuing innovation and the highest quality of service delivery. Ability to motivate and inspire team members to consistently raise standards in practice, challenging poor practice and creating a culture of high support, high challenge to ensure good standards of practice. A successful track record of achievement in managing change, and delivering improved outcomes for people, with a focus on person centred, strengths based services and a strong commitment to supporting independence. Ability to demonstrate skills in risk management including the ability to identify indicators of risk and the preventative actions that will address them. Able to demonstrate advanced negotiating skills to ensure effective solutions to complex and difficult situations. Experience of successful partnership working with colleagues from across the service, NHS, providers and voluntary sector. Ability to demonstrate a strategic and structured approach at team and area level and an ability to link the work of the team with the business plan. Ability to manage a budget and understand how this meets the business needs of the service. Experience of analysing and understanding data with the ability to prepare and present reports on complex issues to a variety of different audiences. Ability to develop, manage, motivate and lead a team, offering appropriate professional supervision and giving clear and specific guidance on performance based on accountability agreements. Demonstrate a commitment to developing staff with a positive approach to training and learning opportunities. Demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas of the role. Post holder must be committed to and have an awareness of health and safety. Post holder must be assertive, highly organised, self-motivated, flexible and decisive, with an ability to influence others and build team working. Essential skills include sensitivity, tact and the ability to negotiate with people. Post holder must have a high level of written, verbal and presentational communications skills, with experience in office based IT applications and the ability to apply innovative IT solutions in operational management. Person Specification Qualifications Essential A relevant professional qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing or similar, with at least 3 years experience at a middle management level or equivalent within a local authority setting, independent social care provider or within a health setting. Experience Desirable Sound knowledge of professional practice, legal framework and issues affecting the delivery of services. Understanding of current developments within adult social care and the impact these have on the delivery of services. Experience of continuously developing and improving services, listening and responding to the needs of people who come in contact with or draw on adult social care services, pursuing innovation and the highest quality of service delivery. Ability to motivate and inspire team members to consistently raise standards in practice, challenging poor practice and creating a culture of high support, high challenge to ensure good standards of practice. A successful track record of achievement in managing change, and delivering improved outcomes for people, with a focus on person centred, strengths based services and a strong commitment to supporting independence. Ability to demonstrate skills in risk management including the ability to identify indicators of risk and the preventative actions that will address them. Able to demonstrate advanced negotiating skills to ensure effective solutions to complex and difficult situations. Experience of successful partnership working with colleagues from across the service, NHS, providers and voluntary sector. Ability to demonstrate a strategic and structured approach at team and area level and an ability to link the work of the team with the business plan. Ability to manage a budget and understand how this meets the business needs of the service. Experience of analysing and understanding data with the ability to prepare and present reports on complex issues to a variety of different audiences. Ability to develop, manage, motivate and lead a team, offering appropriate professional supervision and giving clear and specific guidance on performance based on accountability agreements. Demonstrate a commitment to developing staff with a positive approach to training and learning opportunities. Demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in all areas of the role. Post holder must be committed to and have an awareness of health and safety. Post holder must be assertive, highly organised, self-motivated, flexible and decisive, with an ability to influence others and build team working. Essential skills include sensitivity, tact and the ability to negotiate with people. Post holder must have a high level of written, verbal and presentational communications skills, with experience in office based IT applications and the ability to apply innovative IT solutions in operational management. Employer details Employer name City of York Council Address West Offices Station Rise York North Yorkshire YO1 6GA Employer's website https://www.york.gov.uk/jobs-training/working-council (Opens in a new tab)