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Fixed term contract for 24 months | £27,344 to £29,439 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich/Countywide

Are you motivated to train to become a registered Occupational Therapist?

Norfolk County Council is excited to offer Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeship posts commencing in January 2024. Our apprenticeship programme offers the opportunity to study for a fully funded occupational therapy MSc degree with The University of Coventry while working for Norfolk County Council in an Adult Social Care team and receiving a salary.

You will regularly visit Coventry University’s base in south London for teaching sessions, workshops, seminars and tutorials to develop your skills and knowledge. You will be supported throughout the programme by mentors in the workplace.

Entry criteria

We are looking for resilient and motivated applicants who have experience in social care and can demonstrate that they have the skills, knowledge, behaviours and values which underpin occupational therapy practice.

You will need to have at least two years direct experience of working with adults with care and support needs or children and families and understand the role of occupational therapists in empowering service users to achieve the best possible outcomes they wish for themselves

This is the two year Master’s degree programme so will need to have a relevant first degree at 2:1 or above achieved in the last ten years, plus GCSEs in English or English Language and Mathematics at grade C or above, or the new grade 4 and above (or an approved equivalent).

You will need show your original certificates when you apply for the apprenticeship. If you cannot find these, you can order replacements online .

On successful completion of the integrated degree apprenticeship, you will be awarded an MSc. In Occupational Therapy and you will then be able to apply for an Occupational Therapist post as Norfolk County Council and you will undertake the OT preceptorship programme.

There will be an online information session 26 June at 10.30 when you can find out more about the programme and the commitment required. To book a place please email [email protected]

Link to Coventry University MSc programme. Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) MSc (2023/24) | Coventry University

For queries regarding this vacancy please contact [email protected]

For more details regarding working for Adult Social Services, our Teams and our localities, please visit here

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses paid upfront (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
    

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date: 7 July 2023 at 23:59

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview on 24 or 25 July and successful candidates will then shadow an occupational therapist for half a day and complete a written reflective exercise and an interview with Coventry University in London.