Occupational Therapy jobs in Craigavon

Welcome to Occupational Therapy Opportunities in Craigavon

Craigavon is a rewarding destination for Occupational Therapists in Northern Ireland. A modern planned city at the heart of Northern Ireland, set beside the southern shores of Lough Neagh amid the fertile farmlands of County Armagh, with a strategic central location that connects easily to every corner of the province, it offers OT professionals the opportunity to work within Northern Ireland's distinctive integrated Health and Social Care system — where health and social care services work as one, creating an exceptionally broad and meaningful scope of practice for Occupational Therapists. With excellent motorway connections to Belfast in 30 minutes, to Newry, and across the province, with Craigavon's central position making it one of Northern Ireland's most accessible cities, it is well-connected for professionals across Northern Ireland and beyond.

Craigavon presents Occupational Therapy opportunities across acute hospital settings, community reablement teams, adult social care, and specialist mental health and learning disability services. Whether you are a Band 5 OT seeking your first community rotation, a Band 6 specialist in community or social care OT, or an experienced Lead Occupational Therapist seeking a management role within NI's integrated HSC structure, the area provides genuine clinical breadth and professional opportunity.

Key HSC Trusts for Occupational Therapists in Craigavon

Occupational Therapy in Craigavon is delivered within Northern Ireland's Health and Social Care Trust structure — an integrated model that uniquely combines health and social care, giving OTs a scope of practice that spans clinical and social care settings in a way not found elsewhere in the UK:

Southern Health and Social Care Trust - Craigavon Area Hospital is one of Northern Ireland's largest and busiest acute hospitals, serving as the main acute site for the Southern HSC Trust and a major regional centre for emergency medicine, acute surgery, and specialist services. Southern Trust's OT service based at Craigavon offers Occupational Therapists roles in acute hospital OT across a high-volume acute setting, alongside community reablement, adult social care, and mental health OT across the wider Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon district.

Southern Trust Integrated Care Teams - Southern Trust's integrated health and social care teams across the Craigavon area operate one of Northern Ireland's most developed models of community-based OT, combining reablement, social care, and health OT into truly integrated community teams. This model — which Northern Ireland has developed more comprehensively than most UK regions — gives OTs in Craigavon the opportunity to work in a genuinely joined-up way with social workers, district nurses, and community care teams.

Private Sector and Voluntary Sector Roles

Craigavon's central Northern Ireland location makes it a practical base for OTs working in the growing private and voluntary sector across the province. National homecare and rehabilitation providers active across the mid-Ulster area employ Occupational Therapists in community reablement and home adaptation roles. The strong voluntary sector serving the Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon council area includes organisations providing learning disability, mental health, and independent living support that employ OTs across the region.