Occupational Therapy - Team Manager

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to lead and inspire a team? We’re looking for a dynamic and reflective leader to join our Adult Social Care service in Stoke, driving innovation and excellence in occupational therapy practice.

Your Mission:

Ensure individuals are fully involved and empowered throughout their journey with the service

Understand each person’s unique needs to offer tailored, effective solutions

Identify and remove systemic barriers to efficient service delivery

Promote independence, connection, and well-being through outcome-focused support

Regularly engage with service users to gather feedback and drive continuous improvement

What will your responsibilities be?

To be successful in this role, you will

Promote inclusive, identity-affirming practice across your team

Champion the occupational therapy profession within and beyond the organisation

Use critical reflection to enhance your own and others’ practice

Recognise and address professional limitations and knowledge gaps

Apply ethical, legal, and human rights frameworks to complex decision-making

Challenge inappropriate use of power and promote best practice in authority

Provide expert advice in complex cases and contribute to policy development

Maintain high professional standards and foster a culture of learning

Demonstrate awareness of effective OT and social care models and interventions

Deputise for the Strategic Manager and support fellow Team Managers as needed

Why Join Us?

Competitive hourly rate: £52/hr

Opportunity to lead a passionate, skilled team

Make a real impact on the lives of people in Stoke

Flexible working and supportive leadership

Qualifications & Experience:

HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist

Proven leadership experience in adult social care or community OT

Strong understanding of legal, ethical, and human rights frameworks

Confident in reflective practice, supervision, and service development

Committed to empowering individuals and improving service outcomes

Why Liquid Personnel?

Free DBS and compliance service

Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly

Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies

Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal

Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge

Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*

“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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