Paediatric Occupational Therapist

liquidpersonnel

Gateshead · M2 2BY

Posted Jul 24, 2026

Temporary
Liquid Temp

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist to support its client in Northeast England with a paediatric assessment backlog project.

This role will focus on undertaking paediatric occupational therapy assessments and producing recommendations to support children and young people. Please note that this is a non-treatment role, with no ongoing therapy provision or case-holding responsibilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for completing assessments and delivering high-quality recommendations to help address the current backlog.

Pay Rate: £230 per completed assessment and £50 per review.
Minimum Commitment: Candidates must be able to complete a minimum of four assessments per week.

What will your responsibilities be?

Complete paediatric occupational therapy assessments.
Produce clear, evidence-based reports.
Make appropriate recommendations to meet each child's needs.
Complete review work where required.
Manage a minimum of 4 assessments per week.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Current HCPC registration.
Previous experience working within a paediatric occupational therapy setting.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to work independently and manage assessments in an office-based environment.

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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