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Occupational therapist jobs in Bristol, City of
Adult social care in Bristol, City of 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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Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in Bristol, City of in 2024/25, out of 25 occupational therapist posts in total.
The occupational therapist role is 0.2% of the 14,500 filled adult social care posts in Bristol, City of. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Bristol, City of, only 23.1% across all care roles in the area.
On filled occupational therapist posts, Bristol, City of ranks 7th of the 11 South West areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South West sits at 50 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in Bristol, City of. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.
For the shape of the rest of the Bristol, City of workforce, the same release records 175 filled social worker posts, 350 filled registered nurse posts and 425 filled community support and outreach posts.
Reported median pay in Bristol, City of was £21.49 an hour for the occupational therapist role and about £41,300 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Bristol, City of only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.
Skills for Care withholds a vacancy rate, a turnover rate for the occupational therapist role in Bristol, City of: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.
Full-time workers in Bristol, City of earn a median of £42,160 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Bristol, City of at £25,800, £16,360 below it.
- Occupational therapist, filled posts
- 25
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 7%
- Occupational therapist, median full-time annual pay
- £41,300
- Occupational therapist, posts in total
- 25
- Occupational therapist, median hourly pay
- £21.49
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 Bristol, City of: common questions
How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Bristol, City of?
Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in Bristol, City of 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 Bristol, City of.
What does a occupational therapist earn in Bristol, City of?
Median reported pay in Bristol, City of was £21.49 an hour, or about £41,300 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.
Do I need experience to apply for occupational therapist jobs in Bristol, City of?
HCPC registration as an occupational therapist. A recognised occupational therapy degree. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Each advert in Bristol, City of sets out what that employer asks for.