Occupational Therapist

Application closing date

06/11/2025

Working Pattern

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Salary

Grade H (newly qualified) £37,280 - £39,862 a year or Grade J (Experienced) £40,777 - £45,091 a year

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Job category/type

Social Care - Adults

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Job description

Role: Occupational Therapist

Salary: Grade H (newly qualified) £37,280 - £39,862 a year or Grade J (Experienced) £40,777 - £45,091 a year

Location: Council House

Hours: Flexible up to 37 hours available

Closing Date: 6 November 2025

Contract Type: Permanent

Derby City Council Are Recruiting Occupational Therapists

We are looking for qualified and HCPC registered Occupational Therapists- Either Grade J experienced, or Grade H newly qualified. Full or part time, up to 37 hours available.

Occupational therapists in social care have the privilege of working with people in their own homes, communities and neighbourhoods. We focus on the person and their strengths, enabling them to do meaningful occupations in their environment.

At Derby we work with people of all ages, and with all conditions, to prevent or delay the need for social care support. Our typical occupational therapy interventions are goal-focused and support people to do the things that are important to them. This often involves adjusting the way people do things or changing the environment they do them in such as their housing, or completing major adaptations to their home, or using assistive technology and specialist equipment to enable greater independence.

We are developing our workforce and are seeking qualified and HCPC registered occupational therapists who are committed to enabling the learning of others through practice education and mentoring as part of their own career progression. If you are newly qualified, we will give you additional support in your first year to help you thrive.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.

We are an equal opportunities employer and value diversity in our workforce.

One people - One Team: we are Bold, we are Strong, we Care.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity

In this role of qualified and HCPC registered occupational therapist, we want you to make a professional impact. We have several improvement projects that align with prevention and occupational therapy, so we value colleagues with knowledge, skills and experience in reablement, enablement, single-handling care, and trauma informed practice. We have opportunities to work with in either Adults or Children occupational therapy teams undertaking conversations, assessments of need and support planning.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll have an occupational therapy degree, either DipCOT, BSc or MSc in occupational therapy.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via theDerby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 6 November 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held: Friday 21 November 2025

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to , however this is optional and will not affect your application.

If you would like to discuss any opportunities at Derby City Council, please contact: Dr. Cate Bennett, ,

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on Relay UK or