Clinical Lead

Clinical Lead for Disability Services & Integrated Equipment Services

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Clinical Lead for Disability Services & Integrated Equipment Services.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Therapy Manager to join our team in Bury. As the Clinical Lead for Disability Services & Integrated Equipment Services, you will provide professional leadership and management to the Disability Services Team and oversee clinical governance for the Integrated Community Equipment Store (ICES).

The Disability Services Ocupational Therapy Team in Bury provide occupational therapy assessments for children and adults with a view to prescribing specialist equipment and adaptations to support people to live as safely and as independently as possible within their own home, for as long as possible.

You will be joining a team who are highly skilled, innovative and commited to improving the lives of the Bury population.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Allied Health Professional Lead for Bury Intermediate Tier & Adult Social Care, in your Clinical Lead role you will utilise your highly developed skills and knowledge of specialist equipment, moving and handling, complex housing adaptations and the use of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) to lead, develop and manage the Council’s Disability Services Occupational Therapy Team.

• You will provide professonal leadership and management with a focus on improving outcomes for adults and children in Bury.

• You will lead on learning and development and progression opportunities for occupational therapists and assessment officers and ensure that regular supervision, training, and development occurs.

• You will be confident and competent to prescribe specialist equipment and adaptations to support independent living.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Occupational Therapy Degree / Diploma with Professional Health and Care Professions Council registration.

• Significant experience as an Occupational Therapy Manager with strong knowledge of specialist equipment and adaptaions, moving and handling, complex housing adaptaions, and the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).
• As the role is a community role you must hold a UK driving license and have the ability to drive and travel across the locality for work purposes.

Work Environment

The team are a community team located at Bridge Trading Estate but also work flexibly between home and the office.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Further information

If you would like further information or to speak to someone about this role please contact:

Name: Fauve Syers

Role: Allied Health Professional Lead

Telephone: 07813279616

Email: F.Syers@Bury.gov.uk

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