What are the responsibilities and job description for the Occupational Therapist – Minor Aids & Adaptations position at Liquid Personnel?
Our client is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join their Minor Aids & Adaptations Team in Brent. This is a fast‑paced service focused on delivering swift, effective functional assessments and equipment recommendations, with an expected turnaround of as little as 15 working days per case.
Ideal for an OT confident in managing a high‑volume caseload, prescribing minor adaptations, and making defensible decisions quickly and safely.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete functional assessments within citizens’ homes and community settings.
- Recommend and prescribe minor aids and adaptations, including rails, steps, ramps, and equipment.
- Manage a fast-moving caseload, prioritising and triaging effectively.
- Ensure assessments are completed within tight turnaround times (approx. 15 working days).
- Use strong clinical reasoning to make safe, proportionate decisions.
- Work collaboratively with housing, contractors, social care teams, and health professionals.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with service standards.
- Promote independence, safety, and improved quality of life through effective equipment and adaptation solutions.
Required Experience & Skills
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy. (Must have)
- Experience delivering minor adaptations and equipment prescriptions.
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong functional assessment and decision‑making skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage high‑volume caseloads.
- Confident liaising with contractors, housing teams, and other partners.
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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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