Occupational Therapist – Long-Term Adult Social Care

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist for its client to join the Long-Term Adult Social Care Occupational Therapy Team, based in Colindale.

The team supports adults aged 18 and over with long-term disabilities, health conditions, frailty and age-related needs that affect their ability to manage daily activities and maintain independence at home and in the community.

You will undertake strengths-based, person-centred assessments and deliver practical interventions to promote independence, improve safety and wellbeing, reduce risks and help individuals achieve meaningful outcomes. 

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments for adults with eligible social care needs, identifying functional difficulties, risks and barriers to independence.
• Assess daily living skills, mobility, transfers and personal care needs.
• Provide advice, information and self-management strategies to support independent living.
• Recommend and arrange appropriate equipment, including simple, complex and bespoke solutions.
• Assess for minor and major home adaptations, including Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)-funded works where appropriate.
• Complete moving and handling assessments for adults with complex physical needs.
• Provide manual handling advice to informal carers and care providers.
• Undertake a designated duty day each week, triaging incoming referrals and determining appropriate responses.
• Work collaboratively with health professionals, housing providers, care agencies and voluntary sector organisations.
• Develop proportionate, person-centred interventions that promote independence and help prevent, reduce or delay the need for ongoing care and support.
• Ensure assessments and interventions comply with the Care Act 2014, relevant legislation, professional standards and local authority policies.

Working Arrangements:

• Full-time position.
• Minimum one day per week based in the office.
• Remaining working days will involve community visits and associated duties.
• One designated duty day per week for referral triage.
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am–3:15 pm; Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm, as provided in the vacancy details.

Benefits: 

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Qualifications & Experience: 

• Recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Experience undertaking occupational therapy assessments with adults.
• Knowledge of equipment provision, home adaptations and moving and handling assessments.
• Understanding of strengths-based practice, person-centred care planning and promoting independence.
• Ability to manage referrals, prioritise workloads and work effectively with multidisciplinary partners.
• Knowledge of relevant adult social care legislation, including the Care Act 2014.

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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