Job Description

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - Essex
Location: Essex
Department: Neuro
Rate: £38-£40 per hour

Liquid Personnel is seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic Neuro department based in Essex, where you'll make a real difference in the lives of individuals with complex neurological needs. Step into a rewarding role that blends clinical expertise with compassionate care in a supportive, forward-thinking team environment.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will support individuals and families to improve their well-being, safeguard vulnerable people, and promote independence. As a Neurological Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care to adults with complex neurological conditions. Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will conduct comprehensive functional and cognitive assessments, develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans, and support patients in achieving meaningful goals that enhance their independence and quality of life. Your responsibilities include designing tailored rehabilitation programmes focused on functional recovery, cognitive rehabilitation, and community reintegration for conditions such as acquired brain injury and stroke.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Professional development opportunities
• Supportive team environment

Qualifications and Experiences:

To be successful in this role, you will need proven experience in adult inpatient occupational therapy, preferably within acute care settings. You must be registered with the HCPC and hold a degree-level qualification in Occupational Therapy. You should demonstrate the ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), possess strong skills in identifying and managing acutely unwell patients, and exhibit excellent organizational and prioritization abilities.

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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