Occupational Therapist - Case Worker - Westminster

Job Title: Case Worker – Occupational Therapist
Location: Westminster, London
Rate: £32.50 per hour 
Contract Type: Temporary
Working Hours: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Working Arrangement: Office-based with community visits

About the Role:
Pertemps Social Care is currently recruiting for a highly skilled Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic team in Westminster. This is a hands-on role requiring strong clinical reasoning, excellent case management, and the ability to support complex clients through the adaptation process.
Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of complex clients with diverse physical, cognitive, and environmental needs
• Carry out in-depth home visits and manual handling assessments
• Prescribe and oversee major adaptations including stairlifts, level access showers, ramps, and through-floor lifts
• Work closely with housing and DFG teams, contractors, surveyors, and housing officers
• Provide detailed clinical justifications for equipment and structural changes
• Support timely hospital discharges and contribute to hospital avoidance strategies
• Maintain thorough documentation for safeguarding reports, legal panels, and funding decisions
• Offer supervision and guidance to junior staff
• Act as a main point of contact for service users, delivering advice and advocacy throughout the adaptation process
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure cohesive, person-centred service delivery

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Excellent communication skills, especially when discussing complex or technical matters
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities
• Proactive and accountable, with a solution-focused mindset
• Confident in manual handling planning and equipment specification
• Comfortable working in local authority settings with vulnerable adults

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Enhanced DBS (or willing to obtain one prior to start)
• Demonstrable experience working with minor and major adaptations, equipment provision, and relevant legislation

Interested?
Apply now or send your CV to Freya.joseph@pprsocialcare.co.uk