Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,152 to £62,310 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 November 2025 |
| Location: | Guernsey, Channel Isles |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The States of Guernsey |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 94946 |
Summary
The States of Guernsey are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join their friendly team within HSC Adult Physical Health in the beautiful island of Guernsey based within the Channel Islands.
This post will give the lucky post-holder a unique opportunity to gain experience working as part of a flexible Occupational Therapy Service and a wider multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings. This will be working within the Physical Health inpatient and community settings including service users’ own homes.
Under the guidance of an Advanced Band 7 Occupational Therapist you will have the exciting opportunity to rotate across a number of specialities. This includes acute medical, Accident & Emergency, surgical, orthopaedic, inpatient rehabilitation and the community. There may also be development and an opportunity to work in additional physical specialities in the future.
You will manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Providing an efficient, effective and co-ordinated Occupational Therapy Service to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
The Occupational Therapist will maintain clinical records and participate in service development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy within the Hospital Services Directorate as appropriate.
The post holder is professionally accountable to the Advanced Occupational Therapist and is responsible to the Occupational Therapy Lead (Physical Health).
If you think you would enjoy island life, have a passion and drive to work within client-centred practice and assist in enabling service users to increase their independence and quality of life, we would love to hear from you.
Job Description
This role comes with a competitive salary, an annual bonus, progressive annual leave and entitlement to a pension scheme. We will also consider previous service in a substantive post in the NHS towards your entitlement to annual leave, maternity leave and sick pay.
For candidates who would be required to relocate to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, we also offer a relocation package to help with the cost of moving over to the Island. This relocation package offers different solutions depending on an individual’s circumstances.
More detailed information can be found in the Relocation Directive below.
This role offers off-Island candidates an 8-year Long Term Employment Permit (see details below). This permit will also enable candidates to bring immediate family members with them who will be permitted to work on the Island in any sector. There are also good schools on Island for those candidates looking to bring their families with them.
For more information about Guernsey, please follow the below links.
Relocation Directive 2024
Getting to Know Guernsey Brochure
Living and Working in Guernsey Brochure
Employment Permit Information
The States of Guernsey are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join their friendly team within HSC Adult Physical Health in the beautiful island of Guernsey based within the Channel Islands. This post will give the lucky post-holder a unique opportunity to gain experience working as part of a flexible Occupational Therapy Service and a wider multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings. This will be working within the Physical Health inpatient and community settings including service users’ own homes. Under the guidance of an Advanced Band 7 Occupational Therapist you will have the exciting opportunity to rotate across a number of specialities. This includes acute medical, Accident & Emergency, surgical, orthopaedic, inpatient rehabilitation and the community. There may also be development and an opportunity to work in additional physical specialities in the future. You will manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Providing an efficient, effective and co-ordinated Occupational Therapy Service to the Bailiwick of Guernsey.