Head of Occupational Therapy
Gloucestershire County Council
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Gloucester • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £63,132 - £68,342 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Support the strategic design and delivery of the new model for Occupational Therapy in Gloucestershire County Council (GCC).
- Transition from the current delegated function of Occupational Therapy from Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust to Gloucestershire County Council.
- Lead on the development of policy and practice to ensure it is in line with relevant legislative guidance.
- Ensure adults with physical, mental health needs and learning disabilities, and their carers, can access timely, appropriate support.
- Manage delegated teams assuming strategic responsibility for the direction and performance of the teams.
- Promote multi-disciplinary working to achieve better outcomes for individuals.
- Lead on specific change and development projects.
- Develop a learning and performance culture and model a commitment to continuous professional development.
- Deliver strong communications and engagement with staff to build resilience, morale and involvement in key decisions and proposed changes.
- Provide sound analysis of quality assurance and performance data reports.
- Budget management, ensuring funding is used effectively and creatively.
- Work in partnership with the relevant strategic commissioners and partners to support effective and efficient delivery of services.
Requirements
- Proven senior operational leadership and management experience in Occupational Therapy which has led to positive and improved outcomes.
- Experience of leading and managing operational developments which have achieved high level change and performance improvement.
- HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
- Experience of coproduction and working with people to change and develop services.
- Significant experience of leading effective inter-agency and partnership working.
- Leadership of high-performance management teams with experience of supervising, coaching or mentoring senior personnel.
- Successful financial management of major budget resources.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the legal and policy framework in relation to adult social care and wide knowledge of other relevant legislation.
- Ability to interpret legislation and national policy and translate these into effective local strategies and protocols.
- Political awareness and understanding or experience of working in a political environment.
- Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate at all levels of an organisation.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Regular formal and informal support
- Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Access to training and development and leadership conferences, enabling you to develop your skills
- Staff discount scheme that offers access to great savings including discounts with major supermarket chains and high street retailers
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- GCC's Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
operational leadershipmanagement experiencebudget managementquality assuranceperformance data analysisco-productioninter-agency workingpartnership workingfinancial managementlegislative interpretation
Soft skills
communicationinfluencenegotiationcoachingmentoringstrategic responsibilityteam managementengagementresilience buildingcommitment to continuous professional development
Certifications
HCPC registered Occupational Therapist