Occupational therapists help people overcome difficulties caused by physical or mental illness, disability, accidents or ageing.
£24,214 Starter
to£43,772 Experienced
35 to 40 a week
9am to 5pm
You can get into this job through:
You can do a degree in occupational therapy, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
You may be able to do a postgraduate conversion course if you've got a degree in a related subject like:
You'll usually need:
You can do an occupational therapist degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an occupational therapy support worker. With backing from your employer, you could study for a degree part time to qualify as an occupational therapist.
You'll find it helpful to get some paid or voluntary experience in care or healthcare work before you apply for training.
You can find out more about careers and training in occupational therapy from the Royal College of Occupational Therapists and Health Careers.
You'll need:
You'll need to:
Your work could include:
You could work at a client's home, in an NHS or private hospital, at a client's business, at a GP practice or at an adult care home.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding.
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could progress to senior clinician or head of occupational therapy services in the NHS. You may also be able to move into general health or social services management.
You could also go into private practice, education or research.
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