About the role
Liquid Personnel is recruiting Occupational Therapist for its client at Vales of Glamorgan. Our client is looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a flexible hybrid role where you can make a real impact on people’s independence and quality of life? The Vale of Glamorgan Council is seeking a skilled OT to join their Adult Services team, supporting adults with complex needs across the local area.
What will your responsibilities be?
You’ll play a crucial role in helping residents remain independent, safe, and in control of their lives for as long as possible. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you will:
- Conduct holistic occupational therapy assessments for adults with complex needs.
- Recommend aids to independence, equipment, and minor/major adaptations.
- Complete manual handling assessments and review the impact/effectiveness of interventions.
- Promote independence to reduce reliance on formal care and support packages.
- Support hospital discharge pathways and help keep people safely at home.
- Build strong working relationships with NHS colleagues, social workers, voluntary sector partners, GPs, and other agencies.
- Monitor progress of adaptation works and equipment provision, including timely reviews.
- Support, supervise and mentor junior OTs, OTAs and students where required.
- Maintain high‑quality, contemporaneous case recording via the council’s digital systems.
- Contribute to service development within the Vale of Glamorgan Adult Services area.
- Participate in supervision, team meetings and service-wide initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with all council policies, including Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and Financial Regulations.
Benefits
- £35.88 per hour (umbrella)
- Hybrid working: 3 days from home, 2 days office/face-to-face visits
- Supportive, well-structured OT service with a strong learning environment
- Opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in the community
Qualifications & Experience
To be successful in this role you must have,
- HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist
- Strong experience in adult social care, major/minor adaptations, and manual handling
- Confident working independently and within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to prioritise a varied caseload while delivering high standards of care
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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