Occupational Therapist Hospital Discharge / Home First

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to support the delivery of Hospital Discharge / Home First at Trowbridge.

This role has become available due to increased service demand following the successful implementation of the Home First contract. The Occupational Therapist will work in partnership with acute hospital teams to support safe and timely discharges into the Reablement Service.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience working in fast‑paced hospital environments and be confident managing high referral volumes and complex cases.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Work collaboratively with staff from Great Western Hospital (GWH) and Royal United Hospital (RUH) to support discharge planning.


• Complete timely functional assessments to support safe transitions from hospital into the community.


• Provide clinical recommendations to enable safe discharge into the Reablement Service.


• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams, families, and partner services to promote independence and reduce delays.


• Record clear, accurate clinical notes and contribute to discharge planning meetings.


• Manage a varied and often fast-paced caseload. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy (essential).


• Experience in hospital discharge, Home First, or reablement pathways.


• Confidence working in a busy, fast-paced environment.


• Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills.


• Ability to work effectively with acute hospital teams (GWH & RUH).


• Excellent communication skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

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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