(Hons) Occupational Therapy with Integrated Foundation Year University of Plymouth

Overview

  (Hons) Occupational Therapy with Integrated Foundation Year degree from University of Plymouth  is a vibrant and compassionate health profession, concerned with providing people with the ability to live their life as independently as possible, despite illness, disability, disease or the impact of ageing. The possibilities for your future career are endless due to the dynamic nature of occupational therapy and the roles we play in areas such as hospitals, communities, schools, prisons, mental health settings, rehabilitation, veteran services and many more. If you have a drive to support people when they need it most, could occupational therapy be the profession for you?

Careers 

Occupational therapists work with people who are having difficulty in completing the everyday things that are important to them, which can vary. Their work is based on what their service users identify. They support individuals at home, in work and at leisure, by creating bespoke treatment programmes for people of all ages. Occupational therapists make a difference to people’s lives by enabling people to live with more confidence by promoting health and wellbeing.

Studying occupational therapy at Plymouth will enable you to commence a rewarding career within the health and social care sectors. With an ongoing demand for occupational therapists across the UK, employment prospects for graduates remain very good.

As the healthcare sector moves towards more integrated, home and community-based services, the range of opportunities available for newly qualified occupational therapists has never been greater. Our graduates work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, GP practices, health centres, nursing homes, schools, prisons and the armed forces. They also support patients in their own homes.