Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care

<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Job Title:</strong> Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care&nbsp;<strong><br></strong><strong>Location:</strong> Westminster</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Pay Rate:</strong> £34 per hour</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Job Description:</strong></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Liquid Personnel is seeking a skilled Occupational Therapist to join its client's Adult Social Care team.&nbsp;</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This role focuses on delivering high-quality, person-centred interventions for residents with complex needs, helping them live safely and independently through functional assessments, equipment provision, and major adaptations.</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What will your responsibilities be?</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Manage complex caseloads involving physical, cognitive, and environmental challenges</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Conduct home visits and manual handling assessments</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Prescribe and oversee major adaptations (e.g. stairlifts, ramps, level access showers)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with housing, contractors, and surveyors</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support hospital discharge and avoidance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to legal reports</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Supervise junior staff and promote safe handling practices</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Act as the main contact for service users throughout the adaptation process</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Essential Skills:</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Clear communication of clinical and technical information</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong organisational and time management skills</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proactive problem-solving and accountability</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborative approach with internal and external teams</span></li> </ul> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience:</strong></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">To be successful in this role you must have,&nbsp;</span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">HCPC registration</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Enhanced DBS (required before start)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience in local authority settings and working with vulnerable adults</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Referral Bonus Available - get paid for successful referrals</strong></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Why Liquid Personnel?</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;" type="disc"> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">&nbsp;Free DBS and compliance service</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*</span></li> <li class="x_MsoNormal" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *</span></li> </ul> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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.</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Reasonable Adjustments:</strong></span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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.</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">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.</span></p> <p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">BH - 192976</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">GH - 32540</span></p>