Adult social care in North East
Occupational therapist jobs in County Durham
Adult social care in County Durham 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 County Durham
What the official data says about County Durham
Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in County Durham 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 County Durham. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in County Durham, only 29.4% across all care roles in the area.
On filled occupational therapist posts, County Durham ranks 3rd of the 9 North East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the North East sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 25 in County Durham. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.
For the shape of the rest of the County Durham workforce, the same release records 275 filled social worker posts, 375 filled registered nurse posts and 375 filled community support and outreach posts.
Reported median pay in County Durham was £20.66 an hour for the occupational therapist role and about £39,800 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in County Durham 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 County Durham: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.
Full-time workers in County Durham earn a median of £32,945 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in County Durham at £25,100, £7,845 below it.
- Occupational therapist, filled posts
- 25
- All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
- 4.5%
- Occupational therapist, median full-time annual pay
- £39,800
- Occupational therapist, posts in total
- 25
- Occupational therapist, median hourly pay
- £20.66
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 County Durham: common questions
How many occupational therapist jobs are there in County Durham?
Skills for Care recorded 25 filled occupational therapist posts in County Durham 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 County Durham.
What does a occupational therapist earn in County Durham?
Median reported pay in County Durham was £20.66 an hour, or about £39,800 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 County Durham?
HCPC registration as an occupational therapist. A recognised occupational therapy degree. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Each advert in County Durham sets out what that employer asks for.