Occupational Therapy

See what graduates from last year’s Occupational Therapy course at Glasgow Caledonian University went on to do after graduation. The chart below shows how many graduates were employed, in further study & unemployed six months after graduation (the category ‘Others’ includes graduates who were either not available for employment, were taking time out, were starting a job the following month, or were doing something else).

Destinations of Occupational Therapy graduates from DLHE survey 2009/10

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Employed: 50
Further study: 0
Unemployed: 4
Others: 5
Total 1st degree returns: 59

85% of graduates from our Occupational Therapy courses last year who responded to our survey were in employment six months after graduation – graduate employers included the following companies:

Capability Scotland
Dumfries & Galloway Council
NHS Ayrshire & Arran
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
NHS Lanarkshire
Quarriers
Royal Surrey County Hospital
South Lanarkshire Council
St Margaret Hospice

Professional Bodies:

Guide to researching graduate vacancies:

Specialist information for School of Health students is available in the Applications and Interviews section below
Please refer to our suite of leaflets which will assist you in your search for a graduate job, further study or placement. The leaflets also cover topics including Writing a CV, interview techniques and the application process which you may also find useful. All these leaflets are available from the Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building , or can be downloaded from our website.
Also look at the listings of graduate jobs in the vacancy section of our site. On average we receive over 30 new vacancies daily and we usually have over 500 graduate jobs, placements and part-time jobs advertised at any one time - be sure to check our website regularly.
Register with the Careers Service and we will email you jobs matching your specified requirements as soon as they are advertised.

Applications and Interviews:

View our recent seminar on Effective Applications for Occupational Therapists (Powerpoint slide)
View our recent seminar Impress at Interview for Occupational Therapists (Powerpoint slide)
NHS Personal Statement for Occupational Therapists
CV for Occupational Therapists & Covering Letter for Occupational Therapists
Interview Questions for Occupational Therapists
A Guide to Interviews for Health Professionals
Applications, CVs and covering letters (www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Appforms & www.prospects.ac.uk/links/CVwriting)
Making An Impact: The Graduate Job Interview (AGCAS DVD)
Your job’s online (AGCAS DVD)

Postgraduate study/research:

www.findaMasters.com
www.findaPhD.com
www.prospects.ac.uk/links/postgrad
HealthQWest - based in the West of Scotland, providing research training for nurses and allied health professionals.

NHS Jobs:

NHS (England and Wales) – Search options include keyword, location and salary.
NHS (Northern Ireland) – Official gateway for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
NHS (Scotland) – Search for vacancies by region, employer and category.

Local Government Jobs:

British Association of Occupational Therapists / College of Occupational Therapists – 7 digit membership number required
English Councils identify council websites via broad regional links
Northern Ireland - see Links section for list of NI council websites
MyJobScotland Search for vacancies by keyword, council, job category, advert reference.
Wales search by employer, category, salary; see also links for list of all Welsh Local Authorities

Jobs General:

British Association of Occupational Therapists / College of Occupational Therapists – 7 digit membership number required
Health Jobs UK UK’s largest independent database of jobs in the health sector. Search by job title, county or employer.
Local Authorities Gateway local government gateway > go to jobs search facility
Local Government Careers go to > links > local councils for a list of English councils
Local Government Jobs public sector jobs website. Search by region and key words
Pulsestaffing - recruitment agency for specialist nursing and health care vacancies.

Private hospitals:

Spire Healthcare Vacancies at hospitals previously owned by BUPA
Private Healthcare UK Includes a ‘Health Jobs’ section
BMI Healthcare Includes a ‘Looking for a Job’ section

Private practice:

See Professional body for advice/regulations information
The College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section - Independent Practice (previously known as OTIP)

Charities and voluntary sector:

Charity Jobs
Good Moves Charity and Voluntary sector recruitment Scotland
Jobs in Charities
Third Sector Vacancies in charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprise
Voluntary Sector Jobs

Complementary medicine:

The following websites are good starter sites for investigating this field. They are not recruitment websites. See also relevant links & nformation from your own professional body website

Medical equipment manufacturers and suppliers: