Occupational Therapist - Team Manager - Solihull

Your new company
Solihull Council are looking for a manager with social-care occupational therapy experience and knowledge to step into our Occupational Therapy Team Manager role to cover a vacancy in Solihull and to help deliver their reablement therapy service.

Your new role
As an Occupational Therapy Team Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team which includes Community OTs, Early Intervention OTs at our Duty, Housing OTs and a small number of Children's OTs. The post is supported by 3 Assistant Team Managers and reports to the Head of Service, who is also an OT.
We are interested in hearing from Occupational Therapists with experience in social care OT, and have a good knowledge of legislation, adaptation practice, equipment use and role, moving and handling practices, but importantly, experience of managing a team of diverse and differing-levels of expertise practitioners.
Solihull Council is a dynamic and developing service, with very dedicated staff and a directorate-recognition of the value of OT and would like to meet and talk with suitably qualified and experienced Occupational Therapists with social care and management experience.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to be a qualified OT registered with the HCPC on commencement of the position. You must have a BSC or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.

OT-qualified and HCPC registered candidates only, please.

Pay rate - Band J - £41.67

Location - Blue Bell Centre

Enhanced DBS with Adults and Children required

Essential care user

What you'll get in return
Working through Hays, you will receive a bespoke specialist recruitment service with your own personal consultant. In addition, you will receive:Lifelong Career partner with over 17 years of recruitment expertiseSpecialist in Adult Social Work RecruitmentRecruitment partner for Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull and Coventry CouncilsExclusive access to the latest Qualified Social work vacanciesHelping you upskill through our My Learning platform, Network forums and resourcesTransparency on timesheet/payroll platform - Option to be paid PAYE or Umbrella LtdSupport for CV writing and interview skills*£250 reward for referring another Qualified Social Worker, who we then place.You will be offered a competitive salary.

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