Occupational Therapist â Learning Disabilities & Autism
hace 16 días
Manchester
Job title: Occupational Therapist Learning Disabilities & Autism Location:Manchester (City-wide car driver essential) Pay rate: Up to 36 per hour Contract Type:Full-time Team:Principal Occupational Therapy Team Reporting to:Moving and Handling Optimisation Team Manager (OT) Job Description: Liquid Personnel is seeking an Occupational Therapist Learning Disabilities & Autism for its client in Manchester. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join a small friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team with high morale based in Manchester. This role focuses on supporting adults with learning disabilities (LD) and autism within social care particularly in supported living settings. Key Responsibilities: • Assess the level of care provided to LD citizens in supported living or those preparing to move into supported living, • Provide specialist assessments to support transitions in or out of supported living based on complexity and accommodation suitability, • Applysensory and environmental interventionsassistive technology andequipment/adaptationsto enhance independence and optimise care, • Undertakemanual handling risk assessments develop handling plans and provide training to carers, • Work closely with theSocial Work LD teamHealth LD therapists and other professionals, • Manage acomplex caseload autonomously demonstrating high-level problem solving and clinical reasoning, • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy, • HCPC registration, • Experience working withadults with learning disabilities and autism, • Knowledge ofmanaging challenging behaviours, • Experience inmanual handling including risk assessments and training delivery, • Experience insingle-handed careis desirable 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 arent available 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* 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 - 193391 GH - 32718 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 Employment Type : Hourly Experience: years Vacancy: 1