Occupational Therapy Lead

We are looking for someone with excellent communication, negotiation, and organisational skills with experience of managing resources, staff, and services. You will ensure professional standards of practice and governance to promote high-quality services and good outcomes for the service user, their families, and carers. You will also contribute to and influence policy level thinking within the profession and work collaboratively with partners in the development of services to meet the future challenges in health and social care. You will have a strong commitment to continuous professional development, service improvement, and evidence-based practice. You will be joining a friendly, well-established service and will be supported by experienced senior occupational therapy staff and an executive leadership team. You will be provided with IT equipment to promote flexible working and we offer: Full-Time hours (35 hours),

• Promote equalities, human rights, regeneration, health and safety and sustainability
within all areas of responsibility.
• Recognise and account for customer needs and seek solutions to meet them
• Work creatively to resolve problems whilst adhering to existing
Aberdeen City Council policy and standards
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences, including chairing meetings
effectively and the delivery of presentations and training courses
• Identify training needs and to develop and deliver training that meets company, policy
and legal developments
• Critically evaluate practice and give feedback in a developmental way to candidates,
assessors and stakeholders as required
• Effectively manage resources, including effective management of teams and financial
resources
• Prioritise and delegate workloads and deadlines, motivate, supervise and guide staff for
effective service delivery
• Assess and write reports
• Plan and make decisions
• Manage finance and budgets effectively
• Be competent with a range of ICT packages including MS Office
  
  Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy (Degree/Diploma) and registered
with professional body
• SVQ Level 4 management qualification or equivalent or willingness to worktowards
• Registration with relevant professional body
• PVG registration
  
  equivalent salary of £30,000 and above
. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 10 and above (currently £30,030 per annum / £ 16.50 per hour) The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members , and this cost will be deducted from an employee's first FULL month's salary payment.