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Occupational Therapist - Acute Mental Health

Liquid Personnel·Cheshire, New Hampshire

£35 - £40/hr·Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 25 days ago
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About the role

Provide high-quality, person-centered care to adults experiencing acute psychiatric crises. Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to manage complex mental health needs and support recovery-focused discharge planning.

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join an Acute Mental Health team of a Forensic unit in Cheshire, 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 provide high-quality, person-centered care to adults experiencing acute psychiatric crises or detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA). As an Occupational Therapist in the Acute Mental Health/Forensic Unit, you will conduct comprehensive functional and risk assessments, develop individualized therapeutic interventions, and support recovery-focused discharge planning. You will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) comprising psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers to manage complex mental health needs, including forensic cases. Your responsibilities will also include contributing to risk management strategies, facilitating therapeutic group programs, and promoting structured routines to support patient rehabilitation.

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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Requirements

HCPC registration and a degree-level qualification in Occupational Therapy are required. Proven experience in adult mental health, ideally within acute or forensic settings, is essential.

  • bachelor degree
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Assessment
  • Prioritization
  • Collaboration
  • Risk Assessment
  • Discharge Planning
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Crisis Management
  • Mental Health
  • Therapeutic Interventions
  • Group Work
  • Patient Rehabilitation
  • Recovery-Focused Care
  • Forensic Settings

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
£35 - £40/hr
Location
Cheshire, New Hampshire
Posted
Jul 3, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Liquid Personnel

We’re excited to introduce our refreshed Liquid Personnel brand. A new look inspired by the people that inspire us. Liquid Personnel is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience supporting professionals and organisations across social work, social care...

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IndustryStaffing and Recruiting
TypePrivately Held
Size51-200 employees
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