Occupational Therapist – Local Authority

Liquidpersonnel; Hackney (PA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS and compliance service

Faster Pay service (twice weekly)

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Exclusive roles access

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting for its client an experienced Occupational Therapist to join Hackney Council's Adults, Health & Integration Service, working within the OT and Sensory Service.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a busy Local Authority service, delivering person-centred assessments and interventions to promote independence, safety and wellbeing for adults in the community.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with current registration.
• Experience completing adult community assessments and interventions.
• Strong ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive Occupational Therapy and functional assessments for adults with complex needs.
• Assess activities of daily living, mobility, transfers, environmental risks and barriers to independence.
• Recommend and prescribe equipment, adaptations and solutions to support independent living.
• Develop practical, person-centred interventions to maximise independence and safety at home.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, Social Workers, health professionals and multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to care planning, risk management and onward referrals.
• Manage a varied caseload prioritising need and risk.
• Maintain accurate assessments, reports and records.
• Apply strengths-based, person-centred practice and relevant health and social care legislation.

Skills

Assessment

Community care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting for its client an experienced Occupational Therapist to join Hackney Council's Adults, Health & Integration Service, working within the OT and Sensory Service.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work within a busy Local Authority service, completing person-centred assessments and interventions to promote independence, safety, and wellbeing for adults in the community.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Complete comprehensive Occupational Therapy and functional assessments for adults with a range of complex needs


• Assess activities of daily living, mobility, transfers, environmental risks and barriers to independence


• Recommend and prescribe appropriate equipment, minor adaptations and other solutions to support independent living


• Develop practical, person-centred interventions focused on maximising independence and maintaining individuals safely within their own homes


• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, Social Workers, health professionals and wider multidisciplinary teams


• Contribute to care and support planning, risk management and appropriate onward referrals


• Manage a varied caseload effectively, prioritising according to need and risk


• Maintain accurate and timely assessments, reports and professional records


• Apply strengths-based, person-centred practice and relevant health and social care legislation within everyday OT decision-making

Qualifications & Experience:

• HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist

Benefits:

• 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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