To be confirmed (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
PO4 £47,532 - £50,574
JOB DESCRIPTION
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO4 £47,532 - £50,574
Retention Bonus: £2,000 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hours per week
Application Deadline: 28/02/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference:1597
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
About the role:
We now have a permanent vacancy for a Practice Manager in Occupational Therapy Adult Services, and we are now looking for exceptional and committed applicants.
You will need to be a highly motivated, knowledgeable and effective Manager who is forward thinking and committed to delivering strength based practice and supporting others. We will look to you to help us deliver great outcomes for adult social care users, carers, families and the wider community, through excellent social care practice.
You will need experience of a providing professional OT advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting adults and older people and of being a mentor and/or support to others in their development. You will develop the practice of others through regular reflective supervision for those where there is a direct report and to others in the team/service when and as required. You will also proactively develop your own professional knowledge, skills and expertise.
Aside from Operational Management responsibilities you will also contribute to the Strategic development of the Service. You will have good knowledge and experience of social care assessment practice, moving and handling, practical experience of the provision of community equipment/major adaptations and associated legislation, good practice guidance and management of risk.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Key Responsibilities:
Provide guidance and advise to team members on eligibility and intervention/referral outcomes.
Plan, deliver and oversee support or other interventions for a complex caseload.
Monitor and where appropriate review cases.
Provide professional expert advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting adults and older people.
Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure adults and older people's interests are supported.
Maintain properly documented case files, records and information.
Prepare standard reports as required.
Mentor and support others in their development including supervisory responsibilities.
Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within area of responsibility and provide professional support in ensuring the best outcomes for residents with assessed care and support needs
Proactively develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise.
Contribute to the Strategic Development of the Service. /Undertake service planning and service review activities.
Qualifications and Requirements:
To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:
Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy
Supervisory Experience
Moving and Handling Experience
IT Literate and experience of using client databases and proficient in Word/Outlook/Teams etc.
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Suitable driver's license;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact John McManus Team Manager OT) on email John.McManus@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: PO4 £47,532 - £50,574
Retention Bonus: £2,000 per annum
Contract Type: Full-time/Permanent
Working hours per week: 36 hours per week
Application Deadline: 28/02/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC
Reference:1597
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
About the role:
We now have a permanent vacancy for a Practice Manager in Occupational Therapy Adult Services, and we are now looking for exceptional and committed applicants.
You will need to be a highly motivated, knowledgeable and effective Manager who is forward thinking and committed to delivering strength based practice and supporting others. We will look to you to help us deliver great outcomes for adult social care users, carers, families and the wider community, through excellent social care practice.
You will need experience of a providing professional OT advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting adults and older people and of being a mentor and/or support to others in their development. You will develop the practice of others through regular reflective supervision for those where there is a direct report and to others in the team/service when and as required. You will also proactively develop your own professional knowledge, skills and expertise.
Aside from Operational Management responsibilities you will also contribute to the Strategic development of the Service. You will have good knowledge and experience of social care assessment practice, moving and handling, practical experience of the provision of community equipment/major adaptations and associated legislation, good practice guidance and management of risk.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Key Responsibilities:
Provide guidance and advise to team members on eligibility and intervention/referral outcomes.
Plan, deliver and oversee support or other interventions for a complex caseload.
Monitor and where appropriate review cases.
Provide professional expert advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting adults and older people.
Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure adults and older people's interests are supported.
Maintain properly documented case files, records and information.
Prepare standard reports as required.
Mentor and support others in their development including supervisory responsibilities.
Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within area of responsibility and provide professional support in ensuring the best outcomes for residents with assessed care and support needs
Proactively develop professional knowledge, skills and expertise.
Contribute to the Strategic Development of the Service. /Undertake service planning and service review activities.
Qualifications and Requirements:
To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:
Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy
Supervisory Experience
Moving and Handling Experience
IT Literate and experience of using client databases and proficient in Word/Outlook/Teams etc.
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Suitable driver's license;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact John McManus Team Manager OT) on email John.McManus@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Closing date: Fri 28/02/2025 at 23:59
Job reference: 1597