Occupational Therapist – Westminster,

Occupational Therapist – Adult Social Care
📍 Location: Westminster, London
💷 Rate: £32 - £36 Per hour
📄 Contract Type: Temporary
⏰ Working Hours: Full-time, 9am–5pm (Office-based with community visits)

Pertemps is delighted to be recruiting on behalf of Westminster City Council, who are seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their Adult Social Care team.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact in supporting Westminster residents with complex needs. You will play a vital role in enabling people to live safely and independently in their homes through comprehensive functional assessments, specialist equipment provision, and major adaptations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a diverse and complex caseload, supporting individuals with physical, cognitive, and environmental challenges.
• Carry out home visits to assess functional needs, environmental risks, and suitability for adaptations or equipment.
• Complete manual handling assessments and develop safe handling plans involving hoists, slings, and transfer aids.
• Prescribe and oversee major home adaptations (e.g., level access showers, stairlifts, ramps, through-floor lifts) in collaboration with housing and DFG teams.
• Provide clinical reasoning and justification for high-cost equipment and adaptations, ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice.
• Liaise with contractors, surveyors, housing officers, and other partners to ensure safe and effective delivery of adaptations.
• Support timely hospital discharge and avoidance by ensuring provision of essential equipment and adaptations.
• Maintain accurate, professional documentation, contributing to safeguarding enquiries, legal reports, and funding panels.
• Offer peer support and supervision to junior staff, championing safe practice and reflective learning.
• Act as a key contact for service users, offering advice, advocacy, and reassurance throughout the adaptation process.

Skills & Experience – Top 5 Essentials

• Strong communication skills – able to explain complex clinical and technical information clearly.
• Organised and self-motivated – proactive in managing workload and personal development.
• Time management – able to work effectively to deadlines within structured processes.
• Flexible and accountable – responsible for agreed tasks and outcomes, working closely with managers.
• Problem solver – able to bring forward challenges, implement solutions, and review effectiveness.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Enhanced DBS (required before starting).
• Proven experience in a local authority setting, working with vulnerable adults.
• In-depth knowledge of equipment provision, minor and major adaptations, and relevant legislation.

👉 If you’re an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for your next challenge, apply today with Pertemps