Occupational Therapist - Home First Team

Liquidpersonnel; Wareham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Faster Pay

Referral bonus

Exclusive roles

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Occupational Therapist for a Home First team in Wareham, Dorset. The role supports hospital discharges, active recovery, and reablement across the county, helping people regain independence and remain at home.

You'll work with health and social care partners, travel across Dorset, and contribute to a patient-centred service that delivers high-quality community support.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy is required.
• HCPC registration is required.
• At least 3 years' post-qualified UK experience.
• Experience in Adult Social Care / community settings is preferred.
• Access to a car and willingness to travel across the county.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Enhanced Adults DBS clearance (we can arrange if needed).

Responsibilities

• Complete assessments and provide occupational therapy interventions to support independence and safe discharge.
• Support hospital discharge, active recovery and reablement packages.
• Work collaboratively with health, social care and community partners.
• Apply relevant OT frameworks, practice models and evidence-based approaches.
• Contribute to a coordinated, person-centred approach across Dorset.
• Carry out visits across the county as required.
• Work as part of the wider Home First Social Care Team.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Occupational Therapist on behalf of its client for a position within the Home First Team in Wareham, Dorset.

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for your next opportunity within Adult Social Care?

Our client is seeking an experienced OT to join their expanding Home First Occupational Therapy Team, supporting hospital discharges, active recovery, and reablement services across Dorset.

In this role, you will work closely with health and community partners to help individuals achieve positive health and care outcomes, promoting independence and supporting people to remain safely in their own homes. This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a collaborative and person-centred service dedicated to delivering high-quality support across the community.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Complete assessments and provide occupational therapy interventions to support independence and safe discharge.
• Support hospital discharge, active recovery and reablement packages.
• Work collaboratively with health, social care and community partners.
• Apply relevant OT frameworks, practice models and evidence-based approaches.
• Contribute to a coordinated, person-centred approach across Dorset.
• Carry out visits across the county as required.
• Work as part of the wider Home First Social Care Team.

The role is based at Dorchester, with a combination of office-based and home working available. Due to the county-wide nature of the service, you'll need to be comfortable travelling to visit individuals across Dorset.

Benefits:

• This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing service where your expertise can directly support people to regain independence, return home safely and achieve better outcomes.
• Referral Bonus:Know an Occupational Therapist who could be a great fit? Refer them to us and you could be eligible for a referral bonus if they successfully secure a placement.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• A degree in Occupational Therapy.
• CurrentHCPC registration.
• At least3 years' post-qualified UK experience.
• Experience working within Adult Social Care / community settings.
• Knowledge of relevant theoretical frameworks, practice models and research.
• An understanding of psychological and human development theories and their application to practice.
• Access to a car and willingness to travel across the county.
• The right to work in the UK.
• AnEnhanced Adults DBS- don't have one? We can arrange this for you

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.