Occupational Therapist - Adults Social Care

Liquid Personnel

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Leicester Until 8/23/2026 First posted May 22, 2026 Last posted May 22, 2026
Job description

Liquid Personnel is looking to recruit 5 experienced Occupational Therapists to support their Adult Social Care OT service.

Due to long-term sickness and vacancies, the service is experiencing increased demand, impacting waiting lists and urgent response capacity. These roles are crucial in helping stabilise the service while permanent recruitment is ongoing. 

What will your responsibilities be? 

  • Complete Care Act assessments and strengths-based assessments.
  • Manage a mixed caseload, including urgent and complex referrals.
  • Undertake functional assessments within service users’ homes.
  • Recommend and arrange equipment, adaptations, and moving & handling solutions.
  • Support urgent referrals and contribute to reducing OT waiting lists.
  • Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Maintain accurate case notes and complete required reports.

Desirable: 

  • Local authority experience
  • Experience with urgent response / backlog reduction work
  • Full UK driving licence (preferred) 

Qualifications & Experience: 

  • Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
  • Experience within Adults Social Care (essential)
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Care Act 2014
    • Moving & Handling
    • Equipment & adaptations
  • Ability to manage a busy caseload effectively

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. 

BH - 199063
GH - 35000

About this role

Summary

Assess and support adults in social care, manage caseload, perform functional assessments, collaborate, and recommend solutions.

Job title

Occupational Therapist - Adults Social Care

Experience level

experienced

Industry

social care

Location requirements

Leicester, on-site, no remote work allowed

Salary

BH - 199063

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

HCPC registrationadults social carecare act 2014moving & handlingequipment & adaptations

Preferred skills

local authority experienceurgent responsebacklog reductionfull UK driving license

Specializations

care act 2014moving & handlingequipment & adaptations
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Leicester, UK

On-site City