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Occupational therapist jobs in Walsall

Adult social care in Walsall 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 Walsall

What the official data says about Walsall

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

The occupational therapist role is 0.3% of the 7,600 filled adult social care posts in Walsall. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Walsall, only 19.3% across all care roles in the area.

On filled occupational therapist posts, Walsall ranks 7th of the 10 West Midlands areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the West Midlands sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in Walsall. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.

For the shape of the rest of the Walsall workforce, the same release records 100 filled social worker posts, 150 filled registered nurse posts and 125 filled community support and outreach posts.

No pay figure is published for the occupational therapist role in Walsall. The only local pay figure Skills for Care releases for the area is £13.30 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 Walsall: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.

Full-time workers in Walsall earn a median of £34,980 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Walsall at £25,600, £9,380 below it.

Occupational therapist, filled posts
25
All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
11.1%
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 Walsall: common questions

How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Walsall?

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

What does a occupational therapist earn in Walsall?

Skills for Care does not publish a pay figure for the occupational therapist role in Walsall: 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 Walsall?

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