Occupational Therapist - Social Services

Location Oxford
Job type Contract
Salary £29.86 - 29.86 per hour
Consultant Ruben Mota
Call +44 7380 319141
Reference 162086

Sanctuary Personnel, an award-winning and renowned Recruitment Agency is looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Services Occupational Therapist to work full-time based in Oxford.

The pay rate for this locum Community Occupational Therapist job is £29.86 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an ongoing contract.

Main Duties:

  • Make telephone enquiries, undertake face to face visits in people’s homes or another suitable venue, and to facilitate clinics.  
  • Determine eligibility for services in accordance with the Care Act taking into account all daily living tasks and roles with consideration to people's social, environmental and psychological needs.
  • Undertake holistic assessments and take responsibility for meeting the needs of each allocated person and only involving another worker where necessary.
  • Assess for and provide assistive technology, equipment, and adaptations to meet needs and reduce risk, and where provided to review and ensure safe and effective use including reporting concerns according to the Council’s and National guidance.
  • Identify and make necessary arrangements where a person would benefit from services which will improve and maintain independence, in particular reablement services.
  • To ensure the support plan is reflective of the person's and their carers needs and outcomes.
  • To act as a lead professional in cases where individual's needs/situation are complex or ambiguous, or where this is dispute amongst those who have an interest in the individual's welfare.

Requirements of the Social Services Occupational Therapist:

  • Degree or equivalent within Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC registered as an Occupational Therapist.
  • Minimum of two years of post-qualifying experience working as an Occupational Therapist.

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive physiotherapist/occupational therapist knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support
  • In house payroll system
  • Revalidation
  • Industry-leading shift booking system
  • Nationwide coverage including the Channel Islands

Contact: 

This Social Services Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Ruben Mota; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best-placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.