Internationally trained occupational therapists can register with HCPC (UK) or AHPRA (Australia) on Grade B across all four OET sub-tests; AHPRA accepts Grade C+ in Writing. The Writing sub-test asks for structured functional handover, not narrative session recap.
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For internationally trained occupational therapists, Grade B (350) in each of the four OET sub-tests is accepted for HCPC (UK) and AHPRA (Australia) registration. AHPRA's minimum for Writing is Grade C+ (300); Listening, Reading and Speaking stay at Grade B. The Writing sub-test tests your ability to summarise functional outcomes in structured prose. Most marks are lost on Organisation & Layout — narrative session-by-session recaps rather than outcome-first handovers.
Sent to a community OT, GP, or another rehabilitation service summarising the inpatient OT intervention, functional outcomes, and recommended ongoing support.
Marking watch-out: Organisation — open with current functional status and outcome, not the chronology of sessions.
Sent to a community team, social services, or funding body justifying equipment provision or home modification based on functional findings.
Marking watch-out: Purpose — the recommendation must lead, with findings supporting it directly afterwards.
Stop recounting every therapy session chronologically. Open with current functional status and outcome of intervention. Mapped criterion: Organisation & Layout.
Stop using ADLs, IADLs, transfers, or FIM scores without context for non-OT addressees. Expand on first use. Mapped criterion: Genre & Style.
Stop listing every functional finding. Include only findings that justify the discharge plan, equipment request, or onward referral. Mapped criterion: Conciseness & Clarity.
The UK HCPC and Australian AHPRA both accept OET for OT registration. Grade B (350) in all four sub-tests is accepted by both regulators. AHPRA's minimum for Writing is Grade C+ (300), with Listening, Reading and Speaking at Grade B, and AHPRA accepts results from two sittings within 12 months if the minimums are met in each sitting.
OTs typically write a discharge or transfer letter following inpatient rehabilitation — addressed to a community team or another OT service — or a recommendation letter for equipment, home modification, or ongoing support. Case notes commonly include functional assessment outcomes, ADL/IADL findings, and goal-oriented intervention.
Two patterns dominate. First, narrative-style assessments that recount every session rather than summarising functional outcomes (Organisation & Layout). Second, OT-specific shorthand — ADLs, IADLs, transfers, FIM scores — used without context (Genre & Style).
Yes. Functional assessment, goal-setting frameworks, and discharge planning differ from medical handover. Profession-aware correction ensures feedback covers the structured narrative OTs need — not generic clinical letter style.
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