You will provide strong professional leadership and clinical oversight to a skilled team of Occupational Therapists and OT Assistants, promoting high-quality, strengths-based and person-centred practice.

The main duties of the job include:

• Leading and managing Merton's Occupational Therapy Services and the Integrated Community Equipment Service
• Developing policies and practices for community-based occupational therapy teams and the integrated community equipment service contract
• Working closely with colleagues, stakeholders, and partners
• Supporting and developing existing joint working practices and policies within the Occupational Therapy Services
• Being responsible for staffing and delegated budgets

The ideal candidate will have:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of current and impending legislation relating to OT service provision and disabled people and carers
• A good understanding of multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working
• Ability to set standards and monitor them accordingly
• Ability to plan and organise service delivery
• Ability to understand and comply with departmental policies
• Ability to use information technology
• Ability to manage conflicting work demands and pressures
• Ability to carry out research and develop services
• Ability to lead the workforce, facilitating creativity, challenge, and positive group dynamics

The London Borough of Merton offers a range of benefits, including:

• Access to the local government pension scheme
• 27.5 days paid holiday, rising to 32.5 days after five years of service
• Flexible working
• A first-class staff development programme

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

XML job scraping automation by YubHub