Occupational Therapist - ACE Team

Job Title: Occupational Therapist – ACE Team
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf (Hybrid – Community & Remote)
Pay Rate: £31.46/hour
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours/week
Contract Type: Locum full time

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join its client’s ACE Team based in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
This role is part of a progressive and forward-thinking Adult Social Care service in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The team is committed to delivering rapid-response support to vulnerable adults 365 days a year through the Stay Well@Home 2 service. As a Locum Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in this mission and participate in a rota covering this essential service.

What will your responsibilities be?

Accessing Services

• Provide advice, information, and signposting
• Assess urgency of referrals and initiate enquiries
• Safeguard vulnerable individuals and ensure accurate record-keeping
• Transfer information to partner agencies in a timely manner

Assessment of Need

• Conduct holistic, person-centred assessments
• Collaborate with individuals and carers to agree personal outcomes
• Explore creative solutions to maximise independence and choice
• Arrange equipment, adaptations, and inter-agency support
• Record unmet needs and complete documentation in line with statutory guidance
• Attend case conferences and inter-agency meetings
• Prepare specialist reports, including court documentation when required

Requirements:

• HCPC registration
• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Experience in adult social care and community-based work
• Willingness to participate in a 365-day rota
• Ability to work independently and flexibly
• Access to a vehicle is desirable

This is a hybrid role, with most work done remotely or in the community. Team members are encouraged to attend the office once per week to maintain collaboration and team cohesion.

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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