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Occupational Therapists

Overview

£20,178 Entry Level Salary

£29,998 Average Salary

£46,311 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Maintains patient records, manages caseloads.
  • Counsels clients in ways to promote a healthy lifestyle, prevention of illness and/or preparation for coping with increasing stages of illness.
  • Makes home visits to clients, families and carers to organise support and rehabilitation and assist them to deal and cope with disability.
  • Trains students and supervises the work of occupational therapy assistants.
  • Liaises with a wide variety of other professionals in planning and reviewing ongoing treatments.
  • Devises, designs, initiates and monitors carefully selected and graded treatments and activities as part of the assessment and intervention process.
  • Considers the physical, psychological and social needs of a patient that may result from illness, injury, congenital condition or lifestyle problems.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 2 1%
Level 3 3%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 12%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 66%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 18%

16 Annual Openings

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

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