Occupational Therapist – Urgent Response Team

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dedicated Locum Occupational Therapist to join its client's Urgent Response OT Team in Barnet. This is a fast‑paced, hands‑on role completing urgent community OT assessments across the Barnet borough, supporting residents with immediate needs relating to safety, moving & handling, equipment, and functional independence.

The team is small, well‑supported, and led by an experienced Team Manager and Lead Practitioner who provide strong day‑to‑day guidance.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Complete urgent OT assessments across the Barnet borough.
• Manage a busy caseload requiring quick turnaround and effective prioritisation.
• Carry out extensive manual handling assessments, including hoists, slings, transfer plans, and safe systems of work.
• Complete community visits to assess risk, function, and equipment needs.
• Participate in 1 day of OT Duty as part of the weekly rota.
• Recommend and arrange appropriate equipment and minor adaptations.
• Work collaboratively with social workers, health colleagues, carers, and partner agencies.
• Provide fast, defensible clinical decisions in a pressured urgent‑response environment.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation in line with service standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Significant experience in:
  • Urgent response / rapid OT services
  • Manual handling (essential)
  • Community-based assessments
• Must be able to work full-time, Monday–Friday within the stated hours.
• Must be a car driver and live locally enough to respond to urgent cases.
• Strong ability to work independently within a supportive but fast-moving team

Team Environment:

• Supportive Team Manager & Lead Practitioner
• Close-knit, small team culture
• Clear structure and strong oversight
• High demand but excellent team collaboration

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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