Occupational Therapist

1 week ago

Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom Liquid Personnel Full time £35,000 - £48,000 per year

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - Acute Mental Health
Location: Suffolk
Pay Rate: £35 - £40 per hour

About the Role:

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join an Acute Mental Health team of a Forensic unit in Suffolk, where your expertise will support adults in crisis through meaningful, recovery-focused interventions. Step into a collaborative and fast-paced environment where your skills will shape patient journeys, from assessment to rehabilitation, alongside a multidisciplinary team.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will support adults with complex mental health needs, delivering therapeutic interventions in acute or forensic settings. You will conduct risk assessments, apply the Mental Health Act effectively, and work both independently and as part of a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), which includes professionals such as psychiatrists, nurses, and psychologists. You will prioritize caseloads, facilitate group sessions, and contribute to secure, recovery-focused environments. To succeed, you'll need registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), a degree in Occupational Therapy, and excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills to navigate the dynamic demands of this role.

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly rate
  • Opportunities for professional development and clinical supervision
  • Supportive and collaborative team culture
  • Access to private hospital resources and facilities

Qualifications and Experience:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • HCPC registration and a degree-level qualification in Occupational Therapy
  • Proven experience in adult mental health, ideally within acute or forensic settings
  • Strong understanding of the Mental Health Act and risk assessment frameworks
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of an MDT
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills
  • Experience in delivering therapeutic interventions and group work in secure environments is highly desirable

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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