Job Title: Adults Occupational Therapist – Moving and Handling Advisor
Location: St Helens
Rate: Up to £34 per hour
An exciting opportunity for an occupational therapist to support the Moving with Dignity project aimed at reducing double-handed care packages to single-handed care. This role involves working with individuals who have complex needs, completing moving and handling assessments, and providing training to carers.
What will your responsibilities be?
You will conduct moving and handling assessments for individuals with complex needs and prepare detailed risk assessment reports. You will provide moving and handling training to both formal and informal carers, staying updated on the latest techniques and equipment. Understanding and managing complex physical disabilities, you will assist in the provision of equipment and major adaptations. Utilizing IT skills to support documentation and reporting, you will work independently, manage a busy workload, and build strong working relationships. Effective communication with professionals from partner agencies is essential, as is assessing needs, preparing care plans, and implementing them in accordance with current legislation.
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Professional development opportunities
- Supportive team environment
- Fixed-term post for 2 years
Qualifications and Experiences:
To be successful in this role, you will need experience working with individuals who have complex needs and knowledge of up-to-date moving and handling techniques and equipment. An understanding of complex physical disabilities and experience in the provision of equipment and major adaptations are essential. Good IT skills are required, along with HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist or an equivalent professional qualification with appropriate moving and handling skills and training. Additionally, you must have the ability to work independently and manage a busy workload.
How to apply?
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.
Why Liquid Personnel?
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- Twice weekly payroll
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- 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:
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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