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Occupational Therapist cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Occupational Therapist
I'm writing to apply for the Occupational Therapist position at [Company Name]. My background in functional assessment and individualised rehabilitation planning matches the clinical and care coordination demands of this role.
In a previous placement I worked with a client who had lost significant hand function after a stroke. I assessed their daily living needs, trialled several pieces of adaptive equipment, and trained both the client and their family carer in safe, consistent use of the devices at home. Within a few weeks the client was managing meal preparation independently again, which changed the level of support their family needed to provide day to day.
What draws me to [Company Name] specifically is [add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to]. I want to bring my clinical assessment skills and experience coordinating care across multidisciplinary teams into that environment.
Thank you for considering my application. I've attached my resume and would welcome the chance to discuss how my experience in occupational therapy assessment and treatment planning could contribute to your team.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.