Occupational Therapist – Local Authority

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting for its client an experienced Occupational Therapist to join Hackney Council’s Adults, Health & Integration Service, working within the OT and Sensory Service. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work within a busy Local Authority service, completing person-centred assessments and interventions to promote independence, safety, and wellbeing for adults in the community. **What will your responsibilities be?** - Complete comprehensive Occupational Therapy and functional assessments for adults with a range of complex needs - Assess activities of daily living, mobility, transfers, environmental risks and barriers to independence - Recommend and prescribe appropriate equipment, minor adaptations and other solutions to support independent living - Develop practical, person-centred interventions focused on maximising independence and maintaining individuals safely within their own homes - Work collaboratively with service users, carers, Social Workers, health professionals and wider multidisciplinary teams - Contribute to care and support planning, risk management and appropriate onward referrals - Manage a varied caseload effectively, prioritising according to need and risk - Maintain accurate and timely assessments, reports and professional records - Apply strengths-based, person-centred practice and relevant health and social care legislation within everyday OT decision-making **Qualifications & Experience:** - HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist **Benefits:** Know someone who'd be a great fit? Refer them to us and ask about our referral bonus! **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 - 202041 GH - 36052