The Role

Service Manager Occupational Therapy Service

Richmond and Wandsworth councils are wholly committed to the core values of Occupational Therapy as a specialism and profession and via its Occupational Therapy service works hard to support our residents to overcome challenges completing everyday tasks or activities, so that they can live as independently as possible and the best life they can.

Richmond and Wandsworth now seek to recruit an excellent, value driven, resilient and ambitious person to lead its Joint Occupational Service as it innovates and develops to meet the current challenges of demand and the ambition of working in a more preventative way. As a leader of this service you will need erudite and intuitive interpersonal strengths as well as strategic skills to motivate and inspire a committed, fast paced and busy in house service. An ability to work well with front line practitioners and senior management with the aim of delivering positive change, improving performance and developing the service to sustain and thrive in the coming years and in order respond to the Health and Care White paper, is essential.

Being a shared staffing arrangement over 2 councils, we can offer worthwhile and value adding opportunities for progression and development, a competitive salary, flexible and hybrid working and an excellent suite of training offers. The successful candidate will require a background in Occupational Therapy and experience or clear aptitude in managing a vision led service in the height of transformation.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact James Isaacs, Head of Integrated Discharge and Occupational Therapy, on 0208 871 8906 or james.isaacs@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if there is an option you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  27 October 2022

Shortlisting Date: w/c 28 October 2022

Interview Date: w/c 7 November 2022

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

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