Senior Occupational Therapist

We are looking for an experienced locum OT to manage the adaptations team in a busy East London Council.

The role is part time ( 2.5 days per week- Tuesday 7 hours, Thursday 7.5 Hours and Friday 4 hours ( 18 hours total)

Mostly remote working and office based one day per week. The team is performing well and open to new ways of working.

Description- Day to day management of the adaptations team, x4 direct reports, all very experienced team members. Monthly 121?s, ½ year and annual appraisals, system approvals for DFG spend & responsible for the DFG budget, case discussions /problem solving as required, legislative guidance, lead any necessary process development or mini projects (currently completing a video of the team and their work), investigate and draft complaint responses, occasional visits for OT perspective circa twice a month, promotion and representation of the team where required, attend virtual contractor and RSL meetings quarterly. Engagement with practice improvement /CQC visit prep as required, review of suitability of plans for any resident own schemes.

The OT will need to be very experienced as a manager, knowledgeable and self-managing.

Pay rate £39 - £41 per hour

Please send across your CV if you are interested and we can arrange a call to discuss the role further

Why Join Tripod?

• Free registration including free DBS application (most will charge for this)
• Free mandatory training (either online or face to face)
• £50 voucher for completing your registration with us
• £150 find your own job bonus (you’d also receive this if you did see a job elsewhere that we don’t already have)
• £500 loyalty bonus – possibly one of the best perks! This is paid for every 2500 consecutive hours worked with Tripod. This is approximately a year, and a half so takes a little while to accrue, but some of our locums have been with us for years so it can add up!

We offer a £350 referral of your choice bonus, which goes directly to you when you refer a friend/colleague, and they start working with us.

*Must have experience managing a team

*Must have previous experience working within social services

*Must have UK Based experience

Please apply to hear more details