Location : Great Moor House, Exeter, EX2 7NL
This is an exciting opportunity if you are keen to progress your Occupational Therapy career within the field of Adult Social Care. Devon County Council is investing in its social care workforce to ensure that the people of Devon can access appropriate community assets and resources. Be part of our ongoing commitment to excellent delivery and integrated care.
This post is suitable for an experienced and qualified Occupational Therapist (Dip OT, BSc Hons OT, MSc OT or equivalent) registered to practice with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It will suit someone who has experience of a previous management role or an ambitious and experienced Occupational Therapist who would like the opportunity to gain managerial experience in a supportive and busy setting.
In this role you will be working alongside an experienced fellow manager in leading and managing an Occupational Therapy team consisting of a mix of experienced Band 6 OT staff, Band 5’s, OT Assistants, Apprentices and students based at Care Direct Plus in Exeter. The team triage incoming referrals to Adult Social Care in Eastern Devon, and complete initial telephone assessments giving advice and signposting, undertake face-to-face visits and refer onto other teams and services when required, applying a strengths-based approach to promote safety and independence.
You will oversee the standards and quality of assessment and interventions undertaken by the team, manage practice and risk including overseeing workflow, provide expert advice, deal with any complaints, work closely with other agencies, seek to further improve and develop practice and contribute to the strategic development of the Occupational Therapy role.
You will be liaising closely with your fellow manager together with other Care Direct Plus colleagues, as part of a local management team. You will support OT staff to work closely with a range of other teams and sectors, as part of joined-up health and social care arrangements for the delivery of services to the public. You will also work closely with the Principal Occupational Therapist to assist with the countywide development of professional practice.
You will need to demonstrate a proven track record of working in social care or health environments, including having undertaken complex case management and exercising extensive clinical knowledge. You will have some experience of supervising staff, and the ability and enthusiasm to develop your existing management and leadership skills, together with a commitment to supporting colleagues.
You will need to be able to negotiate and influence others, and create effective working relationships. You will need to proactively support and supervise staff effectively, within a performance framework, and provide sound consistent clinical advice, demonstrating good judgement. You will need to be an excellent team-player in order to contribute to the management and throughput of work. Representation of the service at a variety of county and locality-wide meetings will also be required, together with the ability to think innovatively and implement change. Above all else, you will need to be confident in your practice, person-centred and keen to lead, manage and develop an established team.
You will receive regular support and supervision and access to training/ Continuing Professional Development with opportunities to reflect on your practice. You will be joining a supportive group of experienced team managers at Care Direct Plus Eastern and a supportive group of countywide Occupational Therapy managers.
We are keen to retain our most talented staff. While we will be encouraging you to progress and develop, we will also encourage you to achieve a healthy work-life balance in this fantastic part of the country.
What we can offer you
1. We are committed to your continuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
2. We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years’ service.
3. Recognition of NHS continuous service for contractual annual leave purposes, sick pay entitlement and Maternity/Adoption & Paternity pay entitlement (within DCC Terms & Conditions)
4. Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role – please discuss at further at interview)
5. Offer an opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
6. As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a Team Manager has never been more attractive.
7. If you are currently living, working or studying in the UK and are looking to relocate to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions and in exceptional circumstances, relocation support of up to £10,000, may be available. Visa sponsorship may also be offered as part of the relocation support package, terms and conditions apply.
8. Please note: At this time, we are unable to consider overseas applications.
A visit to the team is available by arrangement, if you would like to learn more about the service/role.
Interviews are due to be held on 8th December 2025.
Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
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