Occupational Therapy City St George's, University of London

Overview

To excel as an occupational therapist, you need practical, personal and professional knowledge and expertise, together with enthusiasm, patience, the ability to make people feel swiftly at ease and think quickly on your feet.

We pay particular attention to developing your practical skills, so you’ll spend time practising how to use the equipment on other students and mannequins, for example, learning basic life support, doing wheelchair or sliding board transfers, making splints, building your confidence to deal with patients and relatives.

One of the many benefits of studying at City St George's, University of London is the opportunity to study and work with students on other healthcare-related courses, including medical, biomedical, physiotherapy, diagnostic and therapeutic radiography, to lay the foundation for future practice as part of a clinical multidisciplinary team. 

This Occupational Therapy course from St George's, University of London is currently offered through a partnership with Kingston University, the Joint Faculty of Health Social Care and Education. 

Career

More occupational therapists are needed across the UK to help address the growing number of people who need their support now, as well as those who will require it in the future. 

Career prospects are excellent with opportunities for career progression within the NHS and other settings through professional practice and development into Senior Occupational Therapist and Advanced Practitioner roles, as well as progression into management, education and training, or academic career pathways. 

On completion of this degree, you will be eligible to apply both for professional registration with the HCPC and membership of the RCOT. If you are an EU or non-EU (international) applicant, you should check with the professional registration body in your country to ensure that you will be eligible to practise there.