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Occupational therapist jobs in Brighton and Hove

Adult social care in Brighton and Hove employs people in 25 filled occupational therapist posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.

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Published figures for Brighton and Hove

What the official data says about Brighton and Hove

Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in Brighton and Hove in 2024/25, out of 25 occupational therapist posts in total.

The occupational therapist role is 0.3% of the 7,200 filled adult social care posts in Brighton and Hove. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Brighton and Hove, only 25.8% across all care roles in the area.

On filled occupational therapist posts, Brighton and Hove ranks 8th of the 18 South East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South East sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in Brighton and Hove. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.

For the shape of the rest of the Brighton and Hove workforce, the same release records 150 filled social worker posts, 175 filled registered nurse posts and 125 filled community support and outreach posts.

No pay figure is published for the occupational therapist role in Brighton and Hove. The only local pay figure Skills for Care releases for the area is £13.66 an hour across all adult social care roles together, which is a different population and not a substitute.

Skills for Care withholds a vacancy rate, a turnover rate, an hourly pay figure, a full-time annual pay figure for the occupational therapist role in Brighton and Hove: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.

Full-time workers in Brighton and Hove earn a median of £39,137 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Brighton and Hove at £26,300, £12,837 below it.

Occupational therapist, filled posts
25
All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
5%
Occupational therapist, posts in total
25

The occupational therapist role

Occupational therapy in social care is about what a person needs to be able to do, and what would have to change for them to keep doing it. Equipment, adaptations, routines, technique and confidence are all on the table.

A typical caseload mixes home visits, moving and handling assessments, major adaptation recommendations and joint work with social workers, housing teams and families.

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Occupational therapist jobs in Brighton and Hove: common questions

How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Brighton and Hove?

Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in Brighton and Hove in 2024/25. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Brighton and Hove.

What does a occupational therapist earn in Brighton and Hove?

Skills for Care does not publish a pay figure for the occupational therapist role in Brighton and Hove: the sample is too small to release. Each advert on this page states its own rate.

Do I need experience to apply for occupational therapist jobs in Brighton and Hove?

HCPC registration as an occupational therapist. A recognised occupational therapy degree. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Each advert in Brighton and Hove sets out what that employer asks for.