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Occupational therapist jobs in West Northamptonshire
Adult social care in West Northamptonshire 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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What the official data says about West Northamptonshire
Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in West Northamptonshire in 2024/25, out of 25 occupational therapist posts in total.
The occupational therapist role is 0.2% of the 11,500 filled adult social care posts in West Northamptonshire. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in West Northamptonshire, only 26.6% across all care roles in the area.
On filled occupational therapist posts, West Northamptonshire ranks 8th of the 9 East Midlands areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the East Midlands sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in West Northamptonshire. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.
For the shape of the rest of the West Northamptonshire workforce, the same release records 50 filled social worker posts, 275 filled registered nurse posts and 200 filled community support and outreach posts.
No pay figure is published for the occupational therapist role in West Northamptonshire. The only local pay figure Skills for Care releases for the area is £12.90 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 West Northamptonshire: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.
Full-time workers in West Northamptonshire earn a median of £38,313 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in West Northamptonshire at £24,800, £13,513 below it.
- Occupational therapist, filled posts
- 25
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 5.5%
- 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.
Occupational therapist jobs in West Northamptonshire: common questions
How many occupational therapist jobs are there in West Northamptonshire?
Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in West Northamptonshire 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 West Northamptonshire.
What does a occupational therapist earn in West Northamptonshire?
Skills for Care does not publish a pay figure for the occupational therapist role in West Northamptonshire: 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 West Northamptonshire?
HCPC registration as an occupational therapist. A recognised occupational therapy degree. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Each advert in West Northamptonshire sets out what that employer asks for.