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Occupational Therapist

Kent County CouncilEastwell, Ashford

Salary
£42k – £47k
Posted
4 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

Kent County Council is hiring a Occupational Therapist in Eastwell, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £42k – £47k. Kent County Council 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.

Role Responsibility At Kent County Council, Occupational Therapy is viewed as a critical service in enabling people to live their lives in the way that most matters to them. Our community Occupational Therapy Teams are co-located with our in-house enablement services and work alongside our Community Social Work, Adult Social Care Connect and Short-Term Pathway Teams. This gives us the opportunity to work in a coordinated, preventative, and creative way to maximise people’s independence. We curr…
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  • Employer: Kent County Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £42k – £47k
  • How this salary compares: about 28% above the £36,493 median across 2,100 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Eastwell, Ashford · Full-time
  • Posted: 4 September 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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