Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for your next opportunity within a supportive and dynamic Adult Social Care team?

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Progressed Occupational Therapist to join a well-established service covering the East of County Durham, supporting residents across Seaham, Peterlee, Blackhall Colliery, Sedgefield, and Newton Aycliffe.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with strong experience in equipment provision, moving and handling assessments, and adaptations who is passionate about helping people maintain their independence and quality of life.

The Role:

Working within a busy community-based team, you will undertake assessments and provide practical solutions that enable individuals to live safely and independently within their own homes.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Conduct Occupational Therapy assessments within the community.
• Complete moving and handling assessments and provide specialist recommendations.
• Assess and prescribe equipment to support independence and safety.
• Recommend and coordinate minor and major adaptations.
• Work collaboratively with service users, families, carers, and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure timely completion of assessments and interventions.

Benefits: 

• £23.98 per hour
• Diverse and rewarding community caseload
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to make a real difference to people's independence and wellbeing
• Immediate start available

Referral Bonus Available: 

Refer an Occupational Therapist from your network and earn a referral bonus if they're successfully placed.

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration
• Experience working as a Progressed or Senior Occupational Therapist
• Strong knowledge of moving and handling practices
• Experience with minor and major adaptations
• Equipment assessment and provision experience
• Excellent assessment, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage a varied caseload effectively

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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