Adaptations OT — Social Services (Locum, Flexible)

Sanctuary Personnel; Leicester; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Competitive Pay

Professional Development

Meaningful Work

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking an Adaptations Occupational Therapist to join Social Services in Leicester. This full-time locum role focuses on assessing adults, older people, children, and young people to plan home adaptations that promote independence and safe living, with pay up to £34 per hour.

You will collaborate with health professionals, social care colleagues and housing teams, supervise OT students, and support carers while ensuring safeguarding and legislative compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Occupational Therapist in a social care environment.
• Ability to support and advise carers.
• Engagement with multiple stakeholders and partner agencies.
• Deliver services to promote independence for disabled individuals.
• Produce reports and maintain case records.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and Social Model of Disability.
• Knowledge of structural adaptations and specialist equipment.
• Assess functional abilities in clients' homes.
• Full driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Assess adults, older people, children and young people for equipment and home adaptations.
• Recommend and coordinate major and minor home adaptations for safety and wellbeing.
• Deliver instructions on equipment use to support independent living.
• Complete assessments, reports, and maintain case records per standards.
• Collaborate with health professionals, social care colleagues, housing teams and providers.
• Participate in safeguarding meetings and multidisciplinary discussions.
• Provide guidance and management advice to carers.
• Supervise OT Assistants and support OT students.
• Engage with service users at home to develop personalised support plans.
• Encourage independence by facilitating equipment access and community services.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Stakeholder engagement

Carer support

Report writing

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking an Adaptations Occupational Therapist to join Social Services in Leicester. This full-time locum role focuses on assessing adults, older people, children, and young people to plan home adaptations that promote independence and safe living, with pay up to £34 per hour.

You will collaborate with health professionals, social care colleagues and housing teams, supervise OT students, and support carers while ensuring safeguarding and legislative compliance.