Occupational Therapist – Adult Social Care

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with expertise in major adaptations, complex equipment, and manual handling?

Redbridge Council is seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist to join its integrated Adult Social Care and Community Health Service. Working within a locality-based multidisciplinary team, you will manage a varied caseload of complex and standard cases while helping residents maintain independence and improve their quality of life.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive service offering regular supervision, flexible working opportunities, and collaborative multidisciplinary working.

The Role:

Working across locality clusters within Redbridge, you will undertake complex Occupational Therapy assessments, develop person-centred support plans, and provide specialist recommendations for equipment and adaptations.

You will play a key role in supporting adults with a wide range of health conditions, ensuring interventions are practical, effective, and promote independence.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Complete complex Occupational Therapy assessments and reviews
• Assess for and recommend major adaptations and specialist equipment
• Produce detailed specifications, plans, and sketches for adaptation works
• Undertake manual handling assessments and provide risk management solutions
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, housing teams, and MDT professionals
• Review equipment and adaptations to ensure safety and effectiveness
• Maintain accurate records, assessments, and reports
• Manage and prioritise a varied caseload effectively

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration
• Extensive experience assessing for major adaptations and complex equipment
• Strong knowledge of manual handling and risk assessment
• Experience preparing adaptation specifications, reading plans, and producing sketches for major works
• Knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation and housing legislation
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to manage, prioritise, and progress complex cases independently
• Strong communication, report-writing, and problem-solving skills

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate of £41.58 per hour
• Flexible working opportunities
• Regular supervision and professional support
• Collaborative multidisciplinary working environment

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service
• Access to exclusive roles not available elsewhere
• Free access to Liquid’s social work training and CPD portal
• Dedicated consultant with extensive sector knowledge
• Wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – £500 per successful referral*
• “Find your own job” bonus – £250 for bringing your own position*

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.

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.

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 WHO Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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