Occupational Therapist

Liquidpersonnel; Slough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

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Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to support adult social care in Slough. You will manage a specialist clinical caseload, carry out thorough assessments, and ensure high-quality interventions with up-to-date records.

Role involves supervising OT Assistants, adhering to manual handling policies, using Assistive Technology, and working closely with MDTs to enable timely discharges and safe care transfers. A strong CPD portfolio is expected.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist is required.

Responsibilities

• Involve carers throughout assessment and intervention to address their needs and those of the service user.
• Independently manage a specialist clinical caseload with high-quality assessments and interventions.
• Provide supervision/guidance to Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Ensure all activities follow current manual handling legislation and best practice.
• Set SMART goals to guide therapy and progression.
• Promote Assistive Technology and digital tools to increase independence.
• Collaborate with Local Access Points and Discharge to Assess teams for coordinated care.
• Contribute to MDT working and safe discharges or transfers.
• Develop and deliver specialist assessment, treatment, and intervention programmes in community settings.
• Prescribe, provide, and monitor equipment per service policies.

Skills

HCPC-registered OT

Job description

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to support the delivery of adult social care for Long Term Team for its client based in of Slough.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Involve carers throughout the assessment and intervention process, recognising and addressing their needs alongside those of the service user to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Independently manage a specialist clinical caseload, delivering high-quality assessments and interventions, and maintaining accurate, up-to-date clinical records.
• Participate in regular clinical supervision and appraisals, and provide supervision and guidance to Occupational Therapy Assistants in line with your level of expertise.
• Ensure all clinical activities and interventions are informed by current manual handling legislation, training, and best practice.
• Set SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals to guide effective therapeutic interventions and support timely progression through the service.
• Promote the use of Assistive Technology and digital tools such as AskSARA to enhance independence and reduce reliance on formal care services, embedding a strengths-based approach.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across health and social care, including Local Access Points and Discharge to Assess teams, to ensure coordinated and timely care.
• Contribute to effective multidisciplinary team (MDT) working, supporting assessment, treatment planning, care pathway management, and safe discharges or transfers of care.
• Support the development and delivery of specialist assessment, treatment, and intervention programmes within community settings, including in-reach support where appropriate.
• Take responsibility for the safe prescription, provision, and monitoring of equipment, ensuring compliance with relevant service policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in team-based CPD activities, peer reviews, and supervision processes, maintaining a comprehensive CPD portfolio that reflects ongoing professional development and accountability.
• Undertake any other additional duties aligned with core occupational therapy skills and responsibilities, as required by the service.

Qualifications & Experience

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist

Why Liquid Personnel?

• 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.

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.