Senior Occupational Therapist – Children's Disability

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist for its client's Children's Disability Team based in Leeds. This is a full-time locum role offering £30 per hour, supporting children and young people with a wide range of physical, behavioural, and complex disabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Children's Occupational Therapist to manage a complex caseload, undertake specialist assessments, and make recommendations that improve independence, safety, and inclusion for children and their families.

Benefits of the role

• Competitive pay rate of £30 per hour
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Supportive multidisciplinary team
• Flexible working opportunities
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your placement

Key responsibilities of the role

• Manage a complex and diverse caseload of children and young people with disabilities, completing comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments in their own homes.
• Complete complex functional and occupational assessments, identifying barriers to independence, participation, and inclusion.
• Assess and recommend appropriate specialist equipment, bespoke equipment, and major adaptations.
• Undertake complex moving and handling assessments, recommending appropriate equipment and providing advice and training to carers.
• Work collaboratively with children, families, carers, and partner agencies, ensuring the views and needs of the child remain central to assessment and intervention.
• Produce high-quality written and verbal reports, including evidence-based recommendations for major adaptations and specialist equipment.
• Manage workload effectively, prioritising complex cases while meeting statutory requirements and service priorities.
• Contribute to safeguarding processes and work in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, and professional standards.
• Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across health, social care, and partner agencies to provide an integrated and multidisciplinary service.
• Exercise professional judgement and use creative, strengths-based problem solving to develop effective solutions for children and families.
• Maintain accurate case records and assessments while ensuring compliance with data protection and service procedures.
• Support the development of colleagues by sharing professional knowledge, skills, and best practice.

Requirements

• Occupational Therapy Degree or Diploma
• Current HCPC registration
• Previous experience working with children and families
• Experience managing complex Children's Occupational Therapy caseloads
• Experience with specialist equipment and major adaptations
• Experience undertaking complex moving and handling assessments
• Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgement, and manage challenging situations
• Full UK driving licence and access to a car
• Enhanced DBS required

Referral Bonus

Know someone who would be a great fit for this role? Refer them to Liquid Personnel and ask about our referral bonus scheme.

How to Apply

If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact us for more information.

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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