Occupational Therapy Team Manager – Equipment & Adaptations

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to take your first step into management?

We are seeking a motivated and skilled HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist to lead our Equipment and Adaptations Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine people management with professional and clinical leadership in a specialist service that enables people to remain safe, independent and living well at home. The role requires a strong occupational therapy background and the ability to provide expert guidance to a team delivering complex equipment, housing adaptations and independence-focused interventions.

About the Role

As Team Manager, you will lead a team of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants, providing day-to-day management, professional supervision and clinical leadership. You will support staff to deliver high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions, ensuring practice is safe, effective and person-centred.

You will:

Manage and support a specialist Occupational Therapy team delivering equipment and adaptation services.
Provide professional and clinical leadership on complex OT cases, equipment provision and housing adaptations.
Develop staff through supervision, coaching and professional support.
Drive service improvement and ensure performance, quality and customer outcomes are achieved.
Work collaboratively with health, housing and other partners to deliver integrated solutions for Sheffield residents.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current HCPC registration.
Significant experience in Occupational Therapy practice, particularly in equipment, adaptations, housing or community-based services.
The confidence and credibility to provide professional and clinical leadership to other Occupational Therapists.
Experience of supervising, mentoring or leading staff and supporting professional development.
A strong understanding of relevant legislation, safeguarding and person-centred practice.
Excellent communication, partnership working and problem-solving skills.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.