Occupational Therapist - Major Adaptations

Liquid Personnel; Croydon Shire; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

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Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join its Adult Community OT service in the Major Adaptations Unit in Croydon.

The role focuses on complex adaptations and equipment, managing cases from assessment through to completion of works, with responsibilities including site visits, producing sketches and reports, and liaising with contractors and housing teams to deliver major adaptations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in major adaptations (DFG) and specialist equipment provision.
• Ability to produce technical specifications and reports; read architectural drawings; manage cases from assessment to completion.

Responsibilities

• Undertake home visits to assess complex needs and review recommendations from locality teams.
• Provide detailed recommendations for major adaptations and specialist equipment.
• Prepare sketches, specifications, and technical reports for major works.
• Interpret housing plans and designs for adaptations.
• Liaise with contractors, housing teams, and partner agencies to deliver adaptations.
• Oversee cases through to completion of works.
• Complete manual handling assessments where required.
• Maintain accurate and compliant case records.
• Specialist role with end-to-end case management.
• Opportunity to work within a well-established London Borough service.
• High-impact work improving independence through major adaptations.

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Major Adaptations

Croydon

Liquid Personnel is looking to appoint an experiencedOccupational Therapist to join its client Adult Community OT (ACOT) Servicewithin theMajor Adaptations Unit in TheLondon Borough of Croydon

This is a specialist role focused oncomplex adaptations and equipment, managing cases from assessment through to completion of works.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertakehome visitsto assess complex needs and review recommendations from locality teams
• Provide detailed recommendations formajor adaptations and specialist equipment
• Preparesketches, specifications, and technical reportsfor major works
• Interpret housing plans and designs for adaptations
• Liaise withcontractors, housing teams, and partner agenciesto deliver adaptations
• Oversee cases through tocompletion of works
• Completemanual handling assessmentswhere required
• Maintain accurate and compliant case records
• Excellent rate of£36.75 p/h
• Specialist role withend-to-end case management
• Opportunity to work within a well-established London Borough service
• High-impact work improving independence through major adaptations

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Qualified Occupational Therapist withHCPC registration
• Strong experience in:
  • Major adaptations (DFG)
  • Specialist equipment provision
  • Manual handling assessments
• Ability to:
  • Producetechnical specifications and reports
  • Read and interpretarchitectural drawings/plans
  • Manage cases from assessment through to completion
• Previous experience within aLocal Authority OT service
• Experience working withinMajor Adaptations or Housing teams
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

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.

Reasonable Adjustments:

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.

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