Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist for its client to join their Adult Services Occupational Therapy and Specialist Assessment Team at Vale of Glamorgan Council.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work with adults with complex needs, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and learning disabilities.

The successful candidate will play an important role in promoting independence, supporting safe care and helping people remain in their own homes for as long as possible.

Role details:

• Position: Senior Occupational Therapist
• Rate: £35.88 per hour
• Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
• Department: Adult Services – Social Services
• Team: Occupational Therapy and Specialist Assessment Team
• Office base: Canolfan Ty Jenner, Gladstone Road, Barry
• Working pattern: To be agreed

What will your responsibilities be?

• Carry out specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and evaluations for adults, particularly those with complex needs.
• Assess individuals with physical disabilities, sensory impairments and learning disabilities.
• Assess for appropriate equipment and aids to independence.
• Recommend major and minor adaptations to support safe and independent living.
• Undertake manual handling assessments and identify appropriate solutions.
• Monitor the progress of equipment and adaptation recommendations and review provisions where necessary.
• Promote independence, social inclusion and safe care, helping individuals remain at home for as long as possible.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team, providing professional advice and guidance to social work colleagues and other professionals.
• Liaise with NHS colleagues, GPs, primary healthcare teams, other Council departments and voluntary organisations.
• Support and supervise junior staff, students and Occupational Therapy Assistants as delegated by the Team Manager.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes, assessments and electronic records.
• Contribute to team meetings, supervision and the development of Adult Services OT provision.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Council policies, procedures, financial regulations and health and safety requirements.

Benefits:  

• Competitive rate of £35.88 per hour.
• Senior Occupational Therapy position.
• Opportunity to work within a specialist assessment team.
• Varied caseload involving complex OT needs.
• Opportunity to promote independence and make a meaningful difference to people's lives

Know a Senior Occupational Therapist looking for their next opportunity? Refer a friend or colleague and contact Shaun to find out more about our referral scheme.

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Qualified Occupational Therapist.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Experience undertaking OT assessments and interventions with adults.
• Experience working with complex needs, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and/or learning disabilities.
• Knowledge of equipment provision, major and minor adaptations and manual handling.
• Strong clinical reasoning and professional assessment skills.
• Excellent communication and multi-agency working skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
• Experience supporting or supervising junior staff, students or OT assistants would be beneficial. 

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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