Team Manager

Permanent, full time 37 hours per week, flexible working

Join Our Team and Make a Difference

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and contribute to a service that transforms lives? We are looking for a passionate and driven professional to take on a pivotal leadership role within our Adult Social Care team.

About you

We are looking foran HCPC registered therapist with a passion for driving high performing service delivery. You will have excellent clinical knowledge, organisational skills, and a sound foundation in people management. You will have the skills to navigate multi-disciplinary approaches and lead on outcomes for an exemplary service user experience.

About the role

As a key leader in our team, you will:

• Inspire and Manage: Lead and supervise a team of practitioners, including senior therapy practitioners, to deliver a high-quality and effective service.
• Drive Excellence: Oversee data management, performance monitoring, and quality assurance processes to ensure exceptional service delivery aligned with key performance indicators.
• Shape the Future: Collaborate with Principal Occupational Therapists on the strategic development of our service and contribute to the wider Adult Social Care agenda for continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by driving innovation, performance, and quality in a vital area of service delivery.

The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The costs for the DBS are paid by us.

Closing Date: 8th December 2024

The Team Manager interviews will be held week commencing 16 December 2024. Exact date to be confirmed.

Please be advised this could be subject to change, in which case we will give appropriate notice.

We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If youre interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay.

Our offer to you:

Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.

We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.

Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage.

All recruitment correspondence, including interview details, will be sent out via email from the Jobs Go Public site. If you require documentation/correspondence in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team.

Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

How to apply

To apply for this role click on the Apply Online button below. If you already have a JGP account you will be asked to login, or alternatively if you dont have an account you will be guided through the set up process.

Access to an account is necessary as all updates regarding your application will be sent via the JGP site to the email you have registered.

Once you have access to your JGP account you will be able to complete the application form in stages, saving and amending it until you are happy to the submit your completed application. You should use the Personal Statement section to demonstrate how you meet the requirements set out in the role profile.

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