Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Full time locum contract

£32.50p/h Umbrella

Office-Based with community visits in Westminster

Our Local Authority Client is recruit a locum Occupational Therapist for their Adult Social Care Team in Westminster.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of complex cases, including clients with multiple physical, cognitive, and environmental challenges.
• Conduct in-depth home visits to assess functional needs, environmental risks, and suitability for adaptations or equipment.
• Complete manual handling assessments, including risk assessments and safe handling plans involving hoists, slings, and transfer aids.
• Prescribe and oversee major adaptations (e.g. level access showers, stairlifts, ramps, through-floor lifts) in collaboration with housing and DFG teams.
• Provide clinical reasoning and justification for high-cost equipment and structural changes, ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice.
• Support hospital discharge planning and hospital avoidance by ensuring timely provision of essential equipment and adaptations.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Proven experience in local authority settings and working with vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge of equipment provision, minor and major adaptations, and relevant legislation.

If you are interested in this role, please contact Kaylah on or 01772954200 and submit your application.

Referral Scheme:
If you are not interested in this role but know someone else who might be, don't forget that we offer up to £350 in vouchers if you refer a friend to us and we place them in the job. For more details, contact the office at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200.

Kaylah is a specialist recruiter in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy, working in partnership with several public and private sector clients nationwide, so if this one isn't for you, please still get in touch so that we can discuss more suitable roles!

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