Occupational Therapist – Hospital Discharge

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist for its client’s Hospital Discharge Team based in North London. This is a full-time agency role offering £291.70 per day, with hybrid working arrangements and flexibility between home and office-based working.

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled and motivated Occupational Therapist to join a busy Hospital Discharge Team, supporting adults to achieve safe, timely, and effective transitions from hospital back into the community.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary setting where you will use your clinical expertise to promote independence, reduce delayed discharges, and help individuals achieve the best possible outcomes following hospital admission.

You will play a key role across the hospital discharge pathway, completing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, identifying appropriate interventions, and supporting people to return to the least restrictive environment possible.

What You Will Be Doing

• Completing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
• Supporting safe and effective hospital discharges through a Discharge to Assess approach.
• Assessing functional abilities, risks, equipment requirements, and adaptation needs.
• Recommending appropriate equipment, assistive technology, and therapeutic interventions.
• Supporting individuals to maximise independence and wellbeing following hospital admission.
• Developing outcome-focused support plans that build on strengths and reduce dependency on long-term services.
• Providing Occupational Therapy input into multidisciplinary discharge planning meetings.
• Working collaboratively with social workers, NHS professionals, therapists, and community-based services.
• Providing hospital duty cover and responding to urgent referrals impacting discharge pathways.
• Completing timely assessments to support hospital flow and reduce discharge delays.
• Offering professional advice and guidance on Occupational Therapy practice and risk management.

What We Are Looking For

• To be successful in this role, you will have: A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Previous experience within Hospital Discharge, Adult Social Care, Community Occupational Therapy, or a similar setting.
• Strong knowledge of Care Act assessments and strengths-based practice.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• The ability to manage urgent referrals and complex cases effectively.
• Excellent assessment, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Why Liquid Personnel?
• Dedicated consultant throughout your placement.
• Access to exclusive Occupational Therapy opportunities.
• Fast and reliable payroll service.
• Excellent referral bonus scheme.
• Ongoing support throughout your assignment.
• Interested?
• If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to make a positive difference within a Hospital Discharge Team, we would love to hear from you.
• Referral Bonus Available
• – Recommend a suitable Occupational Therapist colleague and receive a referral reward.
• 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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