Occupational Therapist – Children’s Services (Community)

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their Children’s Community OT Service.

This is a highly flexible role offering strong leadership, support, and the opportunity to work within a well-structured Local Authority setting supporting children and young people with disabilities in the community.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Assess children and young people with disabilities within home and community settings
• Provide recommendations for specialist equipment and housing adaptations
• Complete moving and handling assessments and provide safe solutions
• Interpret technical drawings and housing plans for adaptations
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, housing, and health professionals
• Ensure compliance with relevant children’s legislation and housing legislation
• Maintain accurate documentation and contribute to care planning

Benefits:

• Flexible working for the right candidate
• Strong leadership and supportive team environment
• Opportunity to work in a specialist children’s OT role
• Varied caseload across community settings

Desirable:

• Experience working with children and young people with disabilities
• Additional training such as:
  • Manual Handling
  • Fieldwork Educator
  • Relevant in-service training

Key Knowledge & Skills:

• Understanding of Local Authority structures and responsibilities
• Knowledge of eligibility criteria for equipment and adaptations
• Ability to interpret technical plans and housing layouts
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary working skills
• Experience completing formal moving & handling assessments

Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
• Minimum 2 years post-qualified experience
• Experience working within a community setting
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Children’s legislation and Local Authority responsibilities
  • Housing adaptations and specialist equipment
  • Moving and Handling practices and Health & Safety legislation

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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