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Community Occupational Therapist: Learning Disabilities

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust • Chapelhay, Weymouth

Salary
£40k – £48k
Posted
23 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Community Occupational Therapist: Learning Disabilities in Chapelhay, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job overview Are you looking for a new challenge and would like a bit of variety in your caseload? The Weymouth & Portland Adult Learning Disability Team are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join us. As a co-located health and social care team, this is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency team. You will be based in the Weymouth & Portland Local office, although the majority of the workload will be in community settings across Weymouth &…
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  • Employer: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £46,267 median across 2,370 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Chapelhay, Weymouth · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 3 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Chapelhay — browse them
  • Posted: 23 October 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.

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