Occupational Therapist Resume Example
Handprint layout: a hand-shaped header mark, caseload and outcome metrics and an outcome-measures table for occupational therapists.
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Hannah Okafor
Occupational Therapist (Band 6) — Neuro Rehab & Community
hannah.okafor@example.com+44 7700 900 318Manchester, UK, United Kingdomlinkedin.com/in/hannahokafor-ot
11Years in practice
28Caseload
−4 daysLength of stay
91%Goals met
Summary
HCPC-registered occupational therapist with 11 years in NHS stroke, neuro and community rehabilitation. I assess function, cognition and home safety, set goals with patients and families, and prescribe equipment and adaptations that let people go home sooner and stay there. I carry a caseload of 28, supervise two Band 5 OTs and support workers, and led the early supported discharge pathway that cut length of stay by 4 days.
Experience
Specialist Occupational Therapist, Stroke & Neuro
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester, UK
May 2020 – Present
28Caseload
−4 daysLength of stay
91%Goals met
- Assess ADLs, upper-limb function, cognition and perception on a 40-bed hyper-acute and rehab stroke unit
- Led the early supported discharge pathway with physio and social care: length of stay fell by 4 days and 30-day readmissions by 18%
- Complete home and access visits; prescribe equipment and recommend Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations
- Supervise 2 Band 5 OTs and 3 support workers; run monthly in-service training on cognitive screening (MoCA, OT-APST)
Occupational Therapist, Community Rehabilitation
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester, UK
Sep 2016 – Apr 2020
600+Home visits / year
- Delivered falls-prevention and reablement programmes for older adults; falls-related admissions fell 15% in the locality
- Assessed and fitted seating, hoists and pressure care for complex neuro clients with wheelchair services
- Built a shared goal-setting template with district nurses, now used across 3 neighbourhood teams
Rotational Occupational Therapist (Band 5)
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust · Manchester, UK
Sep 2015 – Aug 2016
- Rotations in mental health inpatients, orthopaedics and paediatrics, running group and one-to-one sessions
Outcome measures (stroke unit)
| Measure | Admission | Discharge |
|---|---|---|
| Barthel Index (median) | 35 | 75 |
| COPM performance | 3.2 | 6.8 |
| COPM satisfaction | 2.9 | 7.1 |
| Discharged to usual residence | — | 84% |
| Equipment delivered ≤ 48 h | — | 95% |
Summary example
HCPC-registered occupational therapist with [N] years in NHS stroke, neuro and community rehabilitation. I assess function, cognition and home safety, set goals with patients and families, and prescribe equipment and adaptations that let people go home sooner and stay there. I carry a caseload of [N] supervise two Band [N] OTs and support workers, and led the early supported discharge pathway that cut length of stay by [N] days.
Example bullet points for an Occupational Therapist
- Assess ADLs, upper-limb function, cognition and perception on a [N]-bed hyper-acute and rehab stroke unit
- Led the early supported discharge pathway with physio and social care: length of stay fell by [N] days and [N]-day readmissions by [X%]
- Complete home and access visits; prescribe equipment and recommend Disabled Facilities Grant adaptations
- Supervise [N] Band [N] OTs and [N] support workers; run monthly in-service training on cognitive screening (MoCA, OT-APST)
- Delivered falls-prevention and reablement programmes for older adults; falls-related admissions fell [X%] in the locality
- Assessed and fitted seating, hoists and pressure care for complex neuro clients with wheelchair services
- Built a shared goal-setting template with district nurses, now used across [N] neighbourhood teams
- Rotations in mental health inpatients, orthopaedics and paediatrics, running group and one-to-one sessions
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Functional & cognitive assessment
- Upper-limb rehab
- Equipment & adaptations
- Discharge planning
- COPM
- AMPS
- MoCA
- Barthel
- SystmOne
Tips for an Occupational Therapist resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Functional & cognitive assessment, Upper-limb rehab, Equipment & adaptations.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. HCPC registration (Occupational Therapist), Royal College of Occupational Therapists membership.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example caseload.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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