Decision details

AHWB/099/2017 - Occupational Therapy Management Restructure

Decision Maker: Director of Adults, Health and Well-Being

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Occupational Therapy helps people with physical impairments, medical conditions, learning disabilities and mental health conditions to live more independently.

Decision:

To structure the Occupational Therapy (OT) management in line with the Locality Teams in Adult Social Care and Support as follows:

To develop the role of the Principal Occupational Therapist to enable strategic capacity in the team and to strengthen partnerships and further integration with Health.
To delete one Deputy Principal Occupational Therapist post and create a Team Leader post.
To re-designate the remaining Deputy Principal Occupational Therapist.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Do nothing and manage with the existing structure.
Option 2 - Align the management structure with Health structures
Option 3 - Use budget shortfall, to bring key posts in alignment corporately.

Publication date: 05/01/2018

Date of decision: 16/11/2017

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