Occupational Therapist – Social Care

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s Locum Occupational Therapist to join its client’s Adult Social Care team, based in Tower Hamlets, London.. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated OT to manage complex casework, promote independence and support positive outcomes for people with care and support needs.

Key Details:

• Pay rate: £41.10 per hour
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Working pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of two days per week in the office
• Location: 160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ
• Service: Adult Social Care
• Travel: Community-based working using public transport

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Manage the clinical and professional aspects of complex Occupational Therapy casework.
• Undertake evidence-based assessments, interventions and care planning for individuals across relevant age groups.
• Promote independence, choice and improved quality of life.
• Review and evaluate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Assess eligible care and support needs and establish appropriate personal budget levels.
• Work collaboratively with service users, families and other professionals to develop person-centred support plans.
• Apply professional judgement to complex cases, ensuring interventions reflect individual needs and best practice.

Benefits: 

• £41.10 per hour.
• 35 hours per week.
• Hybrid working with a minimum of two office days.
• Autonomy in managing your role and caseload.
• An opportunity to make a meaningful difference to residents across Tower Hamlets.
• Know an Occupational Therapist who might be interested? Get in touch to ask about our referral bonus. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification and current HCPC registration.
• Experience managing complex casework within Adult Social Care.
• Strong assessment, intervention and care planning skills.
• Knowledge of personal budgets, eligible care and support needs, and promoting independence.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a varied caseload.
• Confidence working in the community and travelling by public transport. 

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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