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Occupational Therapist - Major Adaptations

Occupational TherapistContract

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Liquid Personnel is looking to appoint an experienced Occupational Therapist to join its client Adult Community OT (ACOT) Service within the Major Adaptations Unit in The London Borough of Croydon

This is a specialist role focused on complex adaptations and equipment, managing cases from assessment through to completion of works.

What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

  • Undertake home visits to assess complex needs and review recommendations from locality teams
  • Provide detailed recommendations for major adaptations and specialist equipment
  • Prepare sketches, specifications, and technical reports for major works
  • Interpret housing plans and designs for adaptations
  • Liaise with contractors, housing teams, and partner agencies to deliver adaptations
  • Oversee cases through to completion of works
  • Complete manual handling assessments where required
  • Maintain accurate and compliant case records

Benefits

  • Excellent rate of £36.75 p/h
  • Specialist role with end-to-end case management
  • Opportunity to work within a well-established London Borough service
  • High-impact work improving independence through major adaptations

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role you must have,

Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration

Strong Experience In

  • Major adaptations (DFG)
  • Specialist equipment provision
  • Manual handling assessments

Ability To

  • Produce technical specifications and reports
  • Read and interpret architectural drawings/plans
  • Manage cases from assessment through to completion

Desirable

  • Previous experience within a Local Authority OT service
  • Experience working within Major Adaptations or Housing teams

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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Key Responsibilities

Conduct home visits to assess complex needs and provide detailed recommendations for major adaptations and specialist equipment. Manage the entire process from initial assessment and technical specification to the completion of works in coordination with contractors.

Requirements

Must be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration and strong experience in major adaptations (DFG) and manual handling. Ability to interpret architectural plans and produce technical reports is essential.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Technical Report WritingArchitectural Drawing InterpretationHome AssessmentsStakeholder Liaison

Physical Therapy — Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 38% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Physical Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - Major Adaptations at Liquid Personnel a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Physical Therapy (Occupational Therapy) — ranked against 79 active Physical Therapy (Occupational Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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About Liquid Personnel

Staffing and Recruiting
Manchester, Lancashire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free DBS and compliance service
Twice weekly payroll and Faster Pay
Access to exclusive roles
Free CPD portal
Dedicated consultant
Refer a Friend bonus £500
Find your own job bonus £250