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Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care / Community

Islington

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a General Occupational Therapist to join their Adult Social Care OT service for its client. This is a broad community-based role, suitable for an Occupational Therapist who is confident in undertaking functional assessments, recommending equipment and adaptations, and working independently across the borough.
You will support adults with a wide range of physical, cognitive, and social needs, enabling safer and more independent living within their homes and communities.

Working Pattern: Hybrid / community-based (as required by the service)

What will your responsibilities be?

  • Complete holistic functional assessments in homes and community settings.
  • Recommend and arrange equipment and minor adaptations to support safety and independence.
  • Apply strengths‑based, person‑centred approaches in all assessments.
  • Develop and review moving & handling plans, ensuring safe techniques and proportionate recommendations.
  • Work closely with social workers, housing teams, health colleagues, families, and carers.
  • Maintain clear, accurate, and timely case records in line with service standards.
  • Contribute to prevention‑focused practice, early intervention, and effective risk management.
  • Support timely discharge planning and community reablement pathways where required.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

  • Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
  • Experience working in adult social care, community OT, reablement, or similar settings.
  • Confident with equipment provision, risk assessments, and clinical decision‑making.
  • Strong communication and problem‑solving skills.
  • Ability to manage an independent caseload in a busy environment.

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 *

Referral Bonus: Know an OT looking for a new role in London? Refer them and earn a bonus when they start!

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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