As a graduate you'd be able to do an accelerated postgrad in OT
OT train in health and social care,work with adults,children.usually specialise after a rotation. Usual NHS t&c eg 4week,usual mon-fri 9-5 potentially some late and or early starts in hospital acute teams. It's hierarchical like all health care,and majority ot specialise in physical health e.g. Orthopaedic, stroke, neuro, paediatric etc. OT also work in local authorities, and mental health setting
OTs often say they feel misunderstood and stereotyped with basket weaving jokes
OT training includes biology/anatomy and placement in hospital settings
You won't get a bursary you'll need to take a student loan
From 1 August 2017, new nursing, midwifery and most allied health students will no longer receive NHS bursaries. Instead, they will have access to the same student loans system as other students. This applies to new students on pre-registration courses (those which lead to registration with one of the health professional regulators).
Students who already have a degree and are planning to undertake a nursing, midwifery or allied health profession subject as a second degree will now also have access to student loans through the student loans system
New NHS bursary Courses affected:
Nursing (adult, child, mental health, learning and disability)
Midwifery
Dietetics
Occupational therapy
Orthoptics
Orthotics and prosthetics
Physiotherapy
Podiatry/chiropody
Radiography (diagnostic and therapeutic)
Speech and language therapy
Operating department practitioner
This change applies only to new students.
New students are defined as starting a course:
for the first time on 1 August 2017 or later