Occupational Therapy Team Manager

Hours: Part-Time (21hrs per week), Permanent

The Disabled Children Service provides a range of social care assessments and support services, to children and their families.

The Occupational Therapy team is a city wide service that works alongside all other children’s services. As the Occupational Therapy Team Manager, you will be responsible for the effective day to day management and leadership of the team, coordinating available resources, contributing to strategic objectives and outcomes, and ensuring safe and effective delivery of support to children, their carers and families.

You will provide leadership to Occupational Therapy practitioners, acting as a positive role model at all times, fostering self-awareness and professional development; whilst ensuring that directorate objectives are understood, and that members of the team work together to achieve these objectives. You will also provide ongoing support, to staff members to enable them to deal effectively with complex service user and provider requirements, finding positive solutions in difficult and changing situations. 

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.