Job Description

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - Adult Social Care
Location: Swadlincote.
Setting: Local Authority – Community-Based
Contract Type: Full-time
Salary: £32/hour
Working Pattern: 37 hours/week
Start Date: ASAP

Are you passionate about supporting adults in the community to live independently?
If so, Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Occupational Therapist to join the South OT Team in Swadlincote, covering the South Derbyshire area.

This short-term contract offers the opportunity to make a real impact in a collaborative, person-centred environment within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver strength-based assessments and interventions
• Support adults with equipment solutions and adaptations
• Work closely with housing providers and health partners
• Manage a varied caseload with autonomy and support
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary approaches across agencies

Requirements:

• Experience in Occupational Therapy within a Local Authority
• Knowledge of equipment/adaptation solutions and daily living assessments
• Understanding of physical, learning disabilities and mental health conditions
• Strong communication, IT, and time management skills
• Ability to travel for home visits
• Familiarity with Mosaic recording system (desirable)

Benefits:

• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Mileage allowance
• Supportive team with regular supervision
• Positive team culture and experienced leadership
• Strong partnerships with Health and Housing teams

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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