Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
About Direct Medics
This year, we’re proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.
Job Description:
As such, Direct Medics are working in partnership with an NHS Trust to find an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist who will be across the Liverpool and South Sefton areas, providing a comprehensive specialist Integrated Reablement and Assessment Service.
Locum roles with Direct Medics are a great way of enhancing your earning potential as well as working with some of the most professional and successful Occupational Therapy teams in the country. The role can involve rotations within ICRAS across hubs, community urgent care, reablement and Hospital Avoidance Response of Liverpool (HARL), which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career.
This role is ideally full time (Monday-Friday) and will be required on a temporary basis.
Requirements:
- HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with Professional UK experience
- Experience of OT Functional assessment including activity analysis
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Full UK Drivers License and access to a car
- Right to live and work in the UK/Ireland
Benefits:
Direct Medics is an approved NHS framework supplier and offer our Allied Health Professionals market-leading benefits, which include the following services and are provided at no cost to our candidates:
- £250 New Start Bonus*
- £100 towards Professional Registration Fees*
- FREE Fitness to Work certificate / Occupational Health Clearance
- FREE Criminal Records Check
- FREE Uniform
- FREE Online Training
- FREE Mandatory Skills Training
- Accommodation/Travel allowance*
- Excellent Referral Scheme £1,000*
- Weekly Payroll
- Competitive Pay Rates
- Flexible working hours, Part-time and Full-time roles available
- Dedicated team to help develop both you and your career
T&C's Apply*
What We Offer:
- Approved and Trusted Supplier: Placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across leading healthcare systems such as the NHS and HSE, covering a wide range of settings and specialties.
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultants: We provide one-to-one support from our recruitment specialists with in-depth local market knowledge.
- Comprehensive Compliance Assistance: Full guidance on documentation and ongoing regulatory requirements.
- FREE Accredited Training: Remain compliant and current with training delivered by our in-house experts.
*T&Cs Apply
This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient care while working in a collaborative healthcare environment.
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- Division
- Allied Health Professionals
- Department
- Occupational Therapy
- Locations
- Liverpool
- Yearly salary
- £35,392
- Employment type
- Temporary

Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist
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