Occupational Therapist - Reablement

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist for its client's Adult Social Care Reablement Service on a 6-month at Gloucestershire.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced OT professional to provide leadership and guidance to a team of Occupational Therapists and practitioners, promoting high-quality, strengths-based practice and helping adults across Gloucestershire maintain their independence.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Line manages, supervise and support Occupational Therapists and practitioners, including appraisals, performance management and professional development.
• Provide reflective supervision, mentoring and coaching to promote best practice and improve outcomes.
• Undertake case file audits and implement improvements to maintain high standards of practice and compliance.
• Support complex and high-risk cases, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies.
• Attend and chair professional meetings, risk management forums and court proceedings where required.
• Apply relevant legislation, including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, alongside safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Support service development, policy implementation, recruitment and retention.
• Contribute to service performance, resource management and decisions relating to care provision and funding.
• Promote a positive learning culture, continuous improvement and effective partnership working.

Key Details:

• Rate: £33.28 per hour (LTD)
• Contract: 6 months
• Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
• Location: Shire Hall, Gloucester, GL1 2TG
• Accommodation / mileage allowance: £150 per week
• Business mileage: £0.45 per mile
• Working arrangement: Office-based, with countywide travel required

Please note that attendance at Shire Hall is required.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Substantial post-qualification Occupational Therapy experience within Adult Social Care or a statutory setting.
• Experience of staff management, supervision, mentoring or coaching.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding and relevant legislation.
• Experience managing complex cases, risk and multi-agency working.
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• A valid driving licence and ability to travel across Gloucestershire.

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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