Adults Occupational Therapist – Home First

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our client’s busy and dynamic team in Dorset, supporting the growing demand for hospital discharges, active recovery and reablement packages. This role is central to delivering high-quality, person-centred care across Dorset. You will work closely with partners in health and community services to build strong collaborative relationships that positively influence individual health and care outcomes.

Community visits across the county to support service users

Office-based and remote working supported from County Hall, Dorchester

Integrated team approach with links across all three area clusters

What will your responsibilities be?

Provide occupational therapy assessments, interventions, and reviews to support independence and wellbeing

Work collaboratively with health and social care partners to deliver coordinated support

Contribute to hospital discharge planning and reablement packages

Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with statutory requirements and professional standards

Support the wider Home First Social Care Team in delivering integrated services across Dorset

Qualifications & Experience:

Enhanced Adults DBS (can be obtained if not already held)

Eligibility to work in the UK

SWE (HCPC) Registration

Degree in Social Work (or equivalent)

Minimum 3 years post-qualified UK experience

Access to a car and willingness to travel

Strong knowledge and experience in applying relevant theoretical frameworks, practice models, and psychological/human development theories

Benefit:

Competitive hourly rate of up to £35.00

Flexible hybrid/remote working arrangements

Opportunity to make a direct impact on hospital discharges, recovery, and reablement outcomes

Be part of a supportive, expanding team with strong multi-disciplinary links

Referral Bonus: Recommend a qualified candidate and receive a referral bonus when they are successfully placed!

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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