Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Deputy Team Manager Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.
Location: Southwark
Contract Type: 3-month contract
Pay Rate: £38 per hour (assignment rate)
Shift Pattern: Minimum of 36 per week in accordance with the needs of the service, Monday - Friday. The post holder may be required to work outside of normal working hours in accordance with service needs.
Benefits of working with us:
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Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
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Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
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Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
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Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
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Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.Professional Development: Working as a locum provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and experience within the healthcare sector
Duties:
- Be responsible, with the Team Manager, for the provision of a comprehensive and effective inter-professional service in accordance with current legislation, council policy and best practice
- Manage and supervise a cohort of qualified/other qualified staff
- Setting objectives, performance management and appraisals
- Support the Team Manager to prioritise, manage caseloads and work demands
- Provide the team with professional guidance and support in complex assessment and case management functions whilst delivering high quality, responsive, strengths based and person centred services
- Manage a small caseload of complex cases, which may be contested and high profile
- Develop appropriate packages of care and identify placements to meet the needs of vulnerable service users
- Offer professional OT supervision to a small number of OTs across the service
Requirements of the Deputy Team Manager Occupational Therapist:
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Recent NHS experience
- Registered with the HCPC
- Be able to critically reflect, analyse and provide a rationale for professional decision-making
- Understand budgets and will have responsibility of day to day budget requirements and controls
- Willing to undertake an enhanced DBS check
- Up to date knowledge of OT solutions and theory including specialist assessment and interventions
- Knowledge of adult safeguarding and risk assessment/management
- Experience of working with service users with complex needs using strengths based and person centred models that promote independence
- Experience of adult safeguarding
- Experience of promoting/representing occupational therapy in inter/multi-professional contexts
- Experience of collaborative working with a variety of professions, agencies and providers
Contact:
This Deputy Team Manager Occupational Therapist job is advertised by George Casselton; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists aswell as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
