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Occupational therapist jobs in Darlington

Adult social care in Darlington employs people in 10 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 Darlington

What the official data says about Darlington

Skills for Care recorded 10 filled occupational therapist posts in Darlington in 2024/25, out of 10 occupational therapist posts in total.

The occupational therapist role is 0.3% of the 3,600 filled adult social care posts in Darlington. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Darlington, only 32.9% across all care roles in the area.

On filled occupational therapist posts, Darlington ranks 7th 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 10 in Darlington. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.

For the shape of the rest of the Darlington workforce, the same release records 75 filled social worker posts, 75 filled registered nurse posts and 100 filled community support and outreach posts.

No pay figure is published for the occupational therapist role in Darlington. The only local pay figure Skills for Care releases for the area is £13.12 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 Darlington: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.

Full-time workers in Darlington earn a median of £33,840 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Darlington at £25,200, £8,640 below it.

Occupational therapist, filled posts
10
All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
5.1%
Occupational therapist, posts in total
10

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 Darlington: common questions

How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Darlington?

Skills for Care recorded 10 filled occupational therapist posts in Darlington 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 Darlington.

What does a occupational therapist earn in Darlington?

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

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