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Occupational therapist jobs in Southwark

Adult social care in Southwark 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 Southwark

What the official data says about Southwark

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

The occupational therapist role is 0.4% of the 7,000 filled adult social care posts in Southwark. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Southwark, only 11.2% across all care roles in the area.

On filled occupational therapist posts, Southwark ranks 16th of the 25 London areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of London sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in Southwark. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.

For the shape of the rest of the Southwark workforce, the same release records 150 filled social worker posts, 50 filled registered nurse posts and 300 filled community support and outreach posts.

Reported median pay in Southwark was £26.78 an hour for the occupational therapist role and about £51,500 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Southwark 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 Southwark: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.

Full-time workers in Southwark earn a median of £50,000 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Southwark at £27,200, £22,800 below it.

Occupational therapist, filled posts
25
All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
6.7%
Occupational therapist, median full-time annual pay
£51,500
Occupational therapist, posts in total
25
Occupational therapist, median hourly pay
£26.78

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 Southwark: common questions

How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Southwark?

Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in Southwark 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 Southwark.

What does a occupational therapist earn in Southwark?

Median reported pay in Southwark was £26.78 an hour, or about £51,500 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 Southwark?

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