Occupational Therapist – Adult Social Care
Liquid PersonnelWigan, England, United Kingdom · Posted 1 day agoDescription
Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist for its client's Adult Social Care – Equipment & Adaptations Team based in Wigan. This is a full-time locum role offering £31.65 per hour, providing an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist with community, equipment, and adaptations experience to support adults in maintaining their independence, safety, and wellbeing within their own homes.
Working within Adult Social Care, you will undertake specialist assessments, recommend equipment and adaptations, and develop practical, person-centred solutions that enable adults with varying levels of need to live independently and safely within their communities.
Benefits of the role
- Competitive pay rate of £31.65 per hour
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Flexible working opportunities
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunity to work within a specialist Adult Social Care service
- Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement
Key responsibilities of the role
- Complete comprehensive functional and specialist Occupational Therapy assessments for adults in the community.
- Assess changing and progressive needs, identifying appropriate solutions to promote independence and prevent deterioration or unnecessary care or accommodation.
- Assess and recommend specialist equipment and major adaptations, ensuring solutions are appropriate to individual needs and circumstances.
- Complete specialist moving and handling assessments, providing advice to service users, families, carers, and care providers.
- Assess and manage risk while balancing individual rights, choices, independence, and wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with Social Workers, health colleagues, families, carers, and partner agencies to develop coordinated support and positive outcomes.
- Support the assessment and review of individuals with complex, multiple, and progressive needs.
- Contribute to safeguarding activity where required, promoting the wellbeing and protection of adults, children, families, and carers.
- Maintain accurate case records and produce clear, evidence-based reports in line with statutory and organisational requirements.
- Manage and prioritise a complex caseload effectively, ensuring assessments and actions are completed within appropriate timescales.
- Apply relevant legislation and professional standards, including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding, and moving and handling requirements.
- Provide advice, guidance, and support to less experienced OTs, students, and other staff where appropriate.
Requirements
- Must have Occupational Therapy Degree or Diploma.
- Must have current HCPC registration.
- Experience working with adults in a community, Adult Social Care, or Local Authority setting.
- Experience of specialist equipment and major adaptations.
- Strong experience in moving and handling assessments.
- Experience working with complex and progressive conditions.
- Excellent assessment, problem-solving, risk management, and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multi-agency environment.
- Ability to travel across the borough and work flexibly between home and office locations.
Referral Bonus
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How to Apply
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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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