Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced and resilient Occupational Therapist to support increased service demand following the successful rollout of the Home First contract based in Wiltshire. This role is ideal for an OT who thrives in fast‑paced, acute discharge environments and enjoys collaborative working across health and social care.

About the Role

You will work in close partnership with staff across both local acute hospital trusts — Great Western Hospital (GWH) and Royal United Hospital (RUH) — to support safe, timely and effective hospital discharge into Wiltshire’s Reablement Service.

This is a dynamic, high‑demand role requiring strong clinical reasoning, excellent organisational skills and confidence managing rapidly changing situations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support hospital discharge planning for adults moving into the Reablement Service.
• Work collaboratively with acute hospital colleagues at GWH and RUH.
• Carry out community‑based assessments and functional evaluations.
• Produce high‑quality reports, recommendations and care plans.
• Manage a varied caseload within a fast‑paced environment.
• Ensure timely, safe, person‑centred discharge pathways are achieved.
• Contribute to a multidisciplinary approach across health and social care.

Working Pattern & Hybrid Setup

• 37 hours per week
• 50% of admin time must be completed in the office (County Hall, Trowbridge)
• Remaining time split between WFH and community visits
• Example: If 3 days are spent on community visits, you would then complete 1 day in the office + 1 day working from home

Additional Information

• 3‑month assignment, with strong potential for extension
• Council does not pay accommodation or travel expenses for those living outside Wiltshire
• Ideal for OTs experienced in:
• Hospital discharge
• Rapid response / early intervention
• Reablement pathways
• High‑volume caseload environments

Referral Bonus Available!
Know an OT who’d be a great fit? Refer them and earn a reward when they’re placed.

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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