Occupational Therapist – Physical Disabilities
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom · Posted 10 months agoDescription
Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist to join its client’s dedicated team in Newcastle, supporting adults with physical disabilities. This is a varied and rewarding role focused on promoting independence through tailored assessments, equipment provision, and environmental adaptations. The successful candidate will play a vital role in helping individuals live more safely and independently within their homes and communities.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Carry out comprehensive assessments, including complex cases
- Manage a full caseload independently
- Advise health, social care, and voluntary sector professionals
- Recommend and instruct on safe use of equipment
- Liaise with contractors and agencies for major adaptations
- Advise on re-housing where adaptations are unsuitable
- Maintain accurate records on Carefirst and compile reports
- Supervise OT students and contribute to in-house training
- Stay up to date with legislation and best practice
- Promote equality and contribute to service quality initiatives
Qualifications & Experience:
- HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist
- Experience working with adults with physical disabilities
- Strong understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Care Act, Mental Capacity Act)
- Excellent communication and assessment skills
- Commitment to CPD and service improvement
Know someone who’d be a great fit for this role?
We offer a referral bonus for successful placements – get in touch to learn more!
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.
BH - 194031
GH - 33055
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