Occupational Therapist - Major Adaptations

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"></span></p> <p>Liquid Personnel is looking to appoint an experienced&nbsp;Occupational Therapist to join its client Adult Community OT (ACOT) Service&nbsp;within the&nbsp;Major Adaptations Unit in The&nbsp;London Borough of Croydon</p> <p>This is a specialist role focused on&nbsp;complex adaptations and equipment, managing cases from assessment through to completion of works.</p> <p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody"></span></p> <p><strong>What will your responsibilities be?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Undertake&nbsp;home visits&nbsp;to assess complex needs and review recommendations from locality teams</li> <li>Provide detailed recommendations for&nbsp;major adaptations and specialist equipment</li> <li>Prepare&nbsp;sketches, specifications, and technical reports&nbsp;for major works</li> <li>Interpret housing plans and designs for adaptations</li> <li>Liaise with&nbsp;contractors, housing teams, and partner agencies&nbsp;to deliver adaptations</li> <li>Oversee cases through to&nbsp;completion of works</li> <li>Complete&nbsp;manual handling assessments&nbsp;where required</li> <li>Maintain accurate and compliant case records</li> </ul> <p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Excellent rate of&nbsp;£36.75 p/h</li> <li>Specialist role with&nbsp;end-to-end case management</li> <li>Opportunity to work within a well-established London Borough service</li> <li>High-impact work improving independence through major adaptations</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <p>To be successful in this role you must have,&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Qualified Occupational Therapist with&nbsp;HCPC registration</li> <li>Strong experience in: <ul> <li>Major adaptations (DFG)</li> <li>Specialist equipment provision</li> <li>Manual handling assessments</li> </ul> </li> <li>Ability to: <ul> <li>Produce&nbsp;technical specifications and reports</li> <li>Read and interpret&nbsp;architectural drawings/plans</li> <li>Manage cases from assessment through to completion</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Desirable:&nbsp;</strong></p> <ul> <li>Previous experience within a&nbsp;Local Authority OT service</li> <li>Experience working within&nbsp;Major Adaptations or Housing teams</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Liquid Personnel?</strong></p> <ul> <li>Free DBS and compliance service</li> <li>Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly</li> <li>Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies</li> <li>Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal</li> <li>Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge</li> <li>Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK</li> <li>“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*</li> <li>“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *</li> </ul> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments:</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>BH - 199136<br>GH - 34977</p>