Team Manager - Occupational Therapy and Reablement

Location:

Buckinghamshire County Wide

Help shape services that enable residents to live more independently. We are looking for an experienced leader to lead Buckinghamshire Council’s Occupational Therapy (OT) and in-house Reablement services within Adult Social Care.

This two-year fixed-term or secondment opportunity offers the chance to strengthen prevention and community-based support, improve residents’ experience and help people achieve the outcomes that matter to them.

You will provide visible professional leadership and clinical governance for OT practice across the service, and lead in-house Reablement through the Reablement Operations Assistant Manager.

Working with health and community partners, you will champion strengths-based, person-centred support that builds independence and reduces reliance on long-term care.

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

You will combine operational leadership with professional governance and service development. As the service’s OT lead, you will maintain professional standards, embed evidence-based practice and support compliance with HCPC and Royal College of Occupational Therapists standards.

You will work with health colleagues, community organisations and safeguarding partners to strengthen prevention, rehabilitation and discharge pathways. Alongside day-to-day delivery, you will shape service improvements, develop the workforce and contribute to strategic planning.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead professional practice, supervision and clinical governance for Occupational Therapy across the service.
• Develop Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants and Reablement leaders through effective support, continuous learning and evidence-based practice.
• Ensure strengths-based, person-centred assessment, rehabilitation, reablement and equipment provision that help residents maximise function, participation and independence.
• Improve service quality and performance through effective quality assurance, service development and change management.
• Build partnerships with health and community services to deliver integrated support and effective discharge and prevention pathways.
• Ensure professional, statutory and safeguarding responsibilities are met, supporting sound decisions and effective risk management in complex situations.

For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description.

Flexible working and travel

This is a mobile role, combining working from home with meetings in the office and at other locations. You will have flexibility to organise your diary around service needs, meeting residents, colleagues and partners while maintaining visible leadership and support for your teams.

You will be a collaborative leader who supports people to succeed and is committed to helping residents live independently. You will bring clear communication, strong professional judgement and the ability to build relationships and influence across organisational boundaries.

You will bring significant experience of leading teams delivering Adult Social Care services, gained in health or social care settings, and working within complex partnerships. You will be confident managing performance, improving services and supporting teams through change.

Experience and skills

• Extensive experience of leading Occupational Therapy…