Occupational Therapist – Urgent Response Team
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Job Summary
Liquid Personnel is seeking a dedicated Locum Occupational Therapist to join its clients Urgent Response OT Team in Barnet. This is a fastpaced handson role completing urgent community OT assessments across the Barnet borough supporting residents with immediate needs relating to safety moving & handling equipment and functional independence.
The team is small wellsupported and led by an experienced Team Manager and Lead Practitioner who provide strong daytoday guidance.
What will your responsibilities be
- Completeurgent OT assessmentsacross the Barnet borough.
- Manage a busy caseload requiringquick turnaroundand effective prioritisation.
- Carry outextensive manual handling assessments including hoists slings transfer plans and safe systems of work.
- Completecommunity visitsto assess risk function and equipment needs.
- Participate in1 day of OT Dutyas part of the weekly rota.
- Recommend and arrange appropriateequipment and minor adaptations.
- Work collaboratively with social workers health colleagues carers and partner agencies.
- Provide fast defensible clinical decisions in a pressured urgentresponse environment.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation in line with service standards.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Significant experience in:
- Urgent response / rapid OT services
- Manual handling(essential)
- Community-based assessments
- Must be able to workfull-time MondayFridaywithin the stated hours.
- Must be acar driverand live locally enough to respond to urgent cases.
- Strong ability to work independently within a supportive but fast-moving team
Team Environment:
- Supportive Team Manager & Lead Practitioner
- Close-knit small team culture
- Clear structure and strong oversight
- High demand but excellent team collaboration
Why Liquid Personnel
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and Faster Pay service getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles thatarentavailable from other agencies
- Free access to Liquids 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 provideappropriate supportto 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.
BH - 197563
GH - 34470
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Body Mechanics
- Early Intervention
- Acute Care
- Communication skills
- HIPAA
- Autism Experience
- Computer Literacy
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Heavy Lifting
- Patient Service Experience
- Medicare
About Company
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