Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care

liquidpersonnel; Reading; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 61,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Occupational Therapist to conduct home-based assessments, identify functional needs, and support independence within the Advice and Wellbeing Hub pathway. The role involves home visits and some office meetings in Reading, with a short-term locum contract.

Applicants must be HCPC registered and have substantial Adult Social Care experience, with a person-centred approach focused on reducing risk and improving safety.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
• Significant experience within Adult Social Care.
• Strong skills in home-based assessments and moving and handling.
• Experience assessing for major adaptations and recommending interventions.
• Person-centred approach focused on independence and risk reduction.

Responsibilities

• Conduct home-based assessments to identify functional needs and barriers to independence.
• Undertake moving and handling assessments and recommend interventions.
• Assess for major adaptations and provide recommendations to improve safety and accessibility.
• Identify suitable equipment and support options to maximise independence.
• Deliver Occupational Therapy interventions to reduce risk and delay formal care.
• Work within the Advice and Wellbeing Hub's six-week support pathway.
• Manage assessments and interventions to reduce waiting times.
• Liaise with service users, families and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

HCPC registered

Adult Social Care experience

Home-based assessments

Moving and handling

Adaptations experience

Person-centred approach

Job description

What will your responsibilities be?

• Conduct home-based assessments to identify functional needs and barriers to independence.
• Undertake moving and handling assessments and recommend appropriate interventions.
• Assess for major adaptations and provide recommendations to improve safety and accessibility.
• Identify suitable equipment and support options to maximise independence.
• Deliver timely Occupational Therapy interventions to reduce risk and prevent or delay the need for formal care.
• Work within the Advice and Wellbeing Hub's six-week support pathway.
• Manage assessments and interventions efficiently to help reduce waiting times.
• Liaise with service users, families and other professionals to achieve positive outcomes.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
• Significant experience within Adult Social Care.
• Strong skills in home-based assessments and moving and handling.
• Experience assessing for major adaptations and recommending appropriate interventions.
• A person-centred approach focused on independence and risk reduction.
• Must live within commutable distance of Reading to undertake home visits and attend meetings at the Civic Offices.

Contract Details

• Rate: £38 per hour
• Contract: Short-term locum assignment
• Service: Advice and Wellbeing Hub OT Pathway
• Location: The Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LJ
• Working arrangement: Community-based, with home visits and office meetings as required

Referral Bonus: Know an Occupational Therapist looking for their next opportunity? Get in touch to ask about our referral bonus.

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.

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