Senior Occupational Therapist - Disabled Facilities Grant

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Senior Occupational Therapist for its client's Disabled Facilities Grant Team at Milton Keynes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced OT with a strong background in complex assessments, home adaptations and equipment provision to support residents in maintaining their independence and living safely within their own homes.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake specialist Occupational Therapy assessments for adults with complex needs and significant housing adaptation requirements.
• Assess eligibility and complete recommendations in line with Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) criteria.
• Conduct comprehensive functional assessments and produce detailed specifications for major and minor home adaptations.
• Identify and recommend appropriate specialist equipment, moving and handling solutions and seating to maximise independence and safety.
• Work collaboratively with residents, contractors and partner agencies to coordinate and progress adaptation works.
• Support the reduction of waiting lists by ensuring assessments, recommendations and referrals are completed efficiently.
• Provide professional advice and guidance to residents and relevant stakeholders throughout the adaptation process.

Benefits:

• Competitive rate of £35 per hour.
• 37-hour working week.
• Hybrid working – 2 days from home.
• Opportunity to work within a specialist Local Authority DFG team.
• Initial opportunity to develop your experience in complex adaptations and housing-related Occupational Therapy.
• Hybrid – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with relevant professional registration.
• Experience undertaking complex Occupational Therapy assessments.
• Strong knowledge of home adaptations, Disabled Facilities Grants and equipment provision.
• Experience producing detailed specifications and recommendations for major and minor adaptations.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied caseload and work collaboratively with partner agencies.

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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