Occupational Therapist – Learning Disabilities & Autism

Job title: Occupational Therapist – Learning Disabilities & Autism
Location: Manchester (City-wide – car driver essential)
Pay rate: Up to £36 per hour 
Contract Type: Full-time 
Team: Principal Occupational Therapy Team
Reporting to: Moving and Handling Optimisation Team Manager (OT)

Job Description: 

Liquid Personnel is seeking an Occupational Therapist – Learning Disabilities & Autism for its client in Manchester. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join a small, friendly, and supportive multidisciplinary team with high morale, based in Manchester. This role focuses on supporting adults with learning disabilities (LD) and autism within social care, particularly in supported living settings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess the level of care provided to LD citizens in supported living or those preparing to move into supported living
• Provide specialist assessments to support transitions in or out of supported living based on complexity and accommodation suitability
• Apply sensory and environmental interventions, assistive technology, and equipment/adaptations to enhance independence and optimise care
• Undertake manual handling risk assessments, develop handling plans, and provide training to carers
• Work closely with the Social Work LD team, Health LD therapists, and other professionals
• Manage a complex caseload autonomously, demonstrating high-level problem solving and clinical reasoning
• Contribute to service development and best practice within the Principal OT Team

Requirements:

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Experience working with adults with learning disabilities and autism
• Knowledge of managing challenging behaviours
• Experience in manual handling, including risk assessments and training delivery
• Experience in single-handed care is desirable
• Must be a car driver due to city-wide travel requirements

Referral Bonus: Refer a friend and receive a bonus – contact me for details!

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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