Occupational Therapist - Older Adult Care - Bury

Liquid Personnel; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Job description

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - Older Adult Care - Bury
Location: Bury
Pay Rate: £32 per hour

About the Role:

Liquid Personnel is recruiting for an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) to assess individuals receiving care packages, ensuring high-quality OT interventions that promote safe and independent living at home. If you have expertise in single-handed care, moving and handling, and experience with older adults and individuals with mental health or physical disabilities, then we'd love to hear from you!

What will your responsibilities be?

1. Conduct assessments to develop tailored OT interventions that support independent living.
2. Review and adjust care packages to ensure they meet individuals' needs effectively.
3. Facilitate smooth hospital discharges by implementing appropriate care solutions.
4. Provide expert advice on single-handed care and moving and handling techniques.
5. Collaborate with healthcare professionals, families, and external agencies.
6. Maintain accurate documentation and uphold professional standards.

Your expertise will be crucial in enhancing the quality of life for individuals, promoting their independence, and ensuring they receive the best possible care.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role, a degree in Occupational Therapy is essential. You must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), have the legal right to work in the UK, and possess a minimum of 2 years of experience working with older adults and individuals with mental health or physical disabilities. Strong decision-making skills are crucial, along with excellent interpersonal and communication abilities to build rapport with service users and colleagues. Additionally, you should have the ability to explain interventions clearly and empower individuals with confidence.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New 'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• 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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