Occupational Therapist – Rehousing Team
Liquid PersonnelManchester, England, United Kingdom · Posted 1 month agoDescription
Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Occupational Therapist for its client to join the Rehousing Team at Manchester City Council.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with experience in housing adaptations who is passionate about improving housing outcomes for adults and families across Manchester.
Working as part of a supportive team, you'll carry out home-based assessments, provide specialist housing advice, and help residents access suitable accommodation that meets their long-term needs.
The Role:
As an Occupational Therapist within the Rehousing Team, you will assess individuals in their own homes to determine housing priority and recommend appropriate adaptations or rehousing solutions.
You will also play a key role in matching applicants to suitable adapted properties, attending property viewings, and producing detailed reports to support housing decisions.
This is a hybrid position, with a minimum of two office days per week and travel across Greater Manchester for home visits and property assessments.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Carry out Occupational Therapy assessments in customers' homes.
- Assess housing needs and recommend appropriate adaptations.
- Complete medical assessment reports to support rehousing applications.
- Match applicants with suitable adapted properties.
- Attend property viewings with applicants.
- Provide expert advice on rehousing options.
- Manage a varied caseload, including complex housing cases.
- Work collaboratively with housing teams and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
- Support adults, children, and families to access housing that best meets their needs.
Benefits:
- £35 per hour
- Hybrid working (minimum two office days per week)
- Supportive local authority team
- Diverse and rewarding caseload
- Weekly payroll
- Dedicated consultant throughout your placement
Qualifications & Experience:
- Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
- Experience within housing adaptations, rehousing, or community Occupational Therapy.
- Knowledge of housing legislation and adaptation processes.
- Experience carrying out home visits and functional assessments.
- Strong report writing and case management skills.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable due to travel across Greater Manchester.
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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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