Job description

4 month contract role with a Local Authority

Job Summary:

• The Occupational Therapy Lead (Interim) will act as a Team Manager within Herefordshire Council’s Independent Living Service (ILS), providing leadership and operational oversight to Community Occupational Therapy teams.

• The role focuses on ensuring high-quality, evidence-based practice while supporting adults to maximise independence, safety, and wellbeing.

• This is a key interim position to maintain service stability and drive transformation during a period of organisational change.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

• Provide day-to-day management and leadership of locality-based Community Occupational Therapy teams.

• Ensure delivery of high-quality, evidence-based OT practice across the service.

• Oversee triage, workflow management, and case allocation to maintain efficiency and timeliness.

• Implement and embed recommendations from the OT Practice Review.

• Deliver effective supervision, performance management, and professional support to staff.

• Support service development, transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with health partners, including Wye Valley Trust therapy services.

• Facilitate integrated working across hospital, community, and reablement pathways.

• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and professional standards.

• Maintain accurate reporting and contribute to service planning and performance monitoring.

Skills/Experience:

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.

• Significant post-qualification experience in adult social care or community OT services.

• Proven experience in a Team Manager or leadership role.

• Strong knowledge of OT best practice, legislation, and safeguarding frameworks.

• Experience managing complex caseloads and service pressures.

• Demonstrable leadership, supervision, and staff development skills.

• Excellent organisational and workflow management abilities.

• Strong partnership working experience with health and multidisciplinary teams.

• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Ability to lead through change and service transformation.

Additional Information:

• Bi-Weekly Payments.

• Location: Plough Lane, Hereford (hybrid/work pattern to be confirmed).

• Contract: Temporary (16 weeks).

• Hours: 37 hours per week.

• Rate: £45.00 Umbrella.