Early Intervention Occupational Therapist

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join Manchester’s Early Intervention Occupational Therapist Team within Adult Social Care. This is a forward‑thinking, short‑term intervention service currently in its pilot phase, designed to prevent, reduce or delay the need for long‑term social care.

You’ll work with adults across the city, delivering timely, person‑centred and strengths‑based interventions that promote independence, safety and wellbeing at home. The focus is on empowering people to approach daily activities differently — not relying on equipment unless absolutely necessary.

Your work will include:

• Completing holistic, proportionate OT assessments
• Supporting individuals into Reablement where appropriate
• Providing technology‑enabled care solutions to enhance independence
• Offering practical advice, adaptive techniques and functional strategies
• Helping citizens build community connections that support long‑term resilience
• Ensuring people are linked to the right services when additional support is needed

You’ll be part of the Principal Occupational Therapy Team, reporting to the Early Intervention OT Team Manager.

What You’ll Bring:

• Strong understanding of function, adaptive techniques, Reablement, equipment and adaptations, and technology‑enabled care
• Confidence delivering short‑term, solution‑focused interventions
• Ability to work autonomously across a city‑wide service
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills
• A commitment to early intervention and prevention‑based practice

Requirements:

• HCPC‑registered Occupational Therapist
• Car driver (city‑wide role)
• 35 hours per week, Monday–Friday (9:00–16:30)
• Office presence required between community visits
• Some home working supported

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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