Occupational Therapist – Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT)

Occupational Therapist – Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT)

Location: Manchester – South & Central Areas

Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour (Umbrella)

Contract: Agency / Temporary

Working Hours: Full-Time – 35 hours per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Working Arrangement: Hybrid Working

Essential Requirement: Full UK Driving Licence and Access to a Vehicle

About the Role

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for an experienced and passionate Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT) in Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary service dedicated to helping Manchester residents live healthier, safer and more independent lives. Working collaboratively alongside Social Workers, Social Care Assessors and other health and social care professionals, you will use your Occupational Therapy expertise to identify individual strengths, overcome barriers to independence and deliver positive, person-centred outcomes. The successful candidate will play a vital role in promoting prevention, reablement and rehabilitation , supporting individuals to remain safely in their own homes while reducing reliance on formal care services and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertaking comprehensive functional assessments to identify individuals' needs, abilities and potential risks.
• Completing moving and handling assessments, ensuring safe practices for individuals, families and carers.
• Assessing and recommending appropriate specialist equipment, assistive technology and adaptations to promote independence.
• Supporting individuals to remain safely within their own homes and communities.
• Working collaboratively with Social Workers, Social Care Assessors and multidisciplinary professionals to develop effective support plans.
• Providing specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and recommendations to individuals, carers and partner agencies.
• Contributing to safeguarding processes, identifying risks and supporting appropriate interventions.
• Promoting strengths-based practice, prevention, rehabilitation and reablement.
• Supporting hospital admission avoidance and reducing the need for residential care.
• Maintaining accurate assessments, case records and professional documentation in line with statutory requirements and professional standards.

Essential Requirements

• A recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist within community-based services.
• Strong experience undertaking functional assessments and moving and handling assessments.
• Experience recommending equipment and adaptations to support independent living.
• Knowledge of adult social care, safeguarding and relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014.
• An understanding of strengths-based approaches, prevention, reablement and rehabilitation.
• Excellent communication, assessment and multidisciplinary working skills.
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle – essential.

Working Arrangements

The successful candidate will work across Integrated Neighbourhood Team locations in South and Central Manchester . The role offers hybrid working arrangements, with a requirement to attend office locations on designated days and undertake community visits as necessary. This is a full-time position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday .

Why Work with Service Care Solutions?

At Service Care Solutions, we are committed to supporting health and social care professionals in finding rewarding opportunities that match their skills, experience and career aspirations. When you work with us, you can benefit from:

• Competitive agency rates of pay.
• A dedicated recruitment consultant providing ongoing support throughout your placement.
• Access to a wide range of temporary and permanent opportunities across the UK.
• Support throughout the application, interview and onboarding process.
• Referral and registration bonus opportunities (terms and conditions apply).

Referral Bonus Scheme

• £200 Referral Bonus – Recommend a qualified professional who successfully secures a placement through us.
• £50 Referral Bonus – Refer a non-qualified candidate who successfully secures a placement.
• £150 Sign-Up Bonus – Available to eligible candidates registering with Service Care Solutions.
• £75 Find Your Own Job Bonus – Available to eligible candidates who identify their own placement opportunity.

All bonuses are subject to eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.

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