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Occupational Therapy Assistant

Employer
Cygnet Health Care
Location
Bradford
Salary
£26,500 a year
Closing date
9 Oct 2024
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Profession
Occupational therapist
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

We are looking for a confident Occupational Therapy Assistant with a passion for delivering outstanding care. Youll be working full time, 37.5 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Wyke.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are currently recruiting for an outstanding Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Wyke to work across our Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and acute ward.

Phoenix Ward is an acute service that can support up to 19 men in a therapeutic and calming setting. The service is an emergency admission ward that aims to work with service users with a broad range of mental health problems. The team works closely and collaboratively with service users, their family and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.

Bennu Ward is a 12 bed male PICU that accepts emergency and crisis admissions. The aim of Bennu Ward is to provide short, rapid intervention to help service users regain a sense of control and order in their lives, so they can move to a less restrictive care setting or return home.

Within this role, you will provide support to the Occupational Therapists through assessing and analysing strengths and needs, providing interventions, reporting on progress, and supporting individuals in our care to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

The Occupational therapy department at Cygnet Wyke hospital has 3 qualified OTs, 2 Occupational Therapy Assistants and 6 activity coordinators. Our environment includes a gym, onsite vocational activities, ADL kitchen, a sensory room and other therapeutic spaces.

Post:(Band 4) Occupational Therapy Assistant

Base:Cygnet Hospital Wyke, Blankney Grange, Huddersfield Road, Wyke, Bradford BD12 8LR.

Responsible for:Supporting Occupational Therapists to perform their role in the assessment, treatment and development of individuals in our care.

Responsible to:Service Manager & Lead Occupational Therapist

Hours:37.5 hours

Join our supportive friendly team and make an application today.

With over 150 Occupational Therapists in the company, we also work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with various specialist service lines to tap into, including Mental Health, Neuropsychiatry, Autism, Learning Disabilities and Sensory Integration, to name a few.

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving your money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure or securing your future with professional development and a pension we support you to be happy both in & out of work.

Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will
  • Under the oversight of an Occupational Therapist, complete elements of the occupational therapy process. This may include, but is not restricted to: assessment, analysis of results, care planning including prioritising and grading targets and goals interventions on a group or individual basis both within the hospital and in the wider community, grading and adapting activities to suit individual strengths and needs and aspects of report-writing.
  • Support individuals in your care to identify and work towards meeting their personal goals and aspirations through the assessment process and occupational formulation
  • Work with a degree of autonomy and as part of a team to manage a designated caseload within your scope of practice.
  • Share information effectively and concisely in a range of situations (effective daily documentation attendance at meetings to handover information face to face handovers of information to colleagues report-writing and care planning)
  • Support staff, carers, and individuals in our care to learn new techniques or regain pre-existing ones (including daily living and life skills, self-regulation strategies, and correct use of equipment)
  • Contribute to the supervision, mentoring and education of others (including students) with more experienced colleagues as required

The Successful Candidate should be/have:
  • An awareness and understanding of different mental health conditions
  • An awareness and understanding of the use of occupation as a therapeutic tool.
  • Experience of facilitating groups and activities.
  • Able to work independently.
  • Effective communication skills, good organisations skills and a positive attitude.
  • Experience working on an in-patient mental health ward is desirable

In return we will offer you:
  • A competitive salary �26,500 per annum pro rata (this will increase to �27,000 per annum pro rata following successful probation period)


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Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Bradford

BD12 8LR

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Company

Empowering people and making a positive difference

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. At Cygnet Health Care you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users and their families. Our purpose is to care, enable & make a positive difference. Our vision is to be the preferred provider & employer of choice in our sector.

Our great team believe in -

  • Togetherness
  • Patients, service users & their families are at the heart of what we do
  • Making a real difference in people's lives
  • Building caring relationships to improve mental health

Dedicated people who change lives together

At Cygnet, our people work across many different teams that pull together to achieve excellent outcomes for those in our care. So wherever your strengths lie, you can make the most of them with us – and enjoy a rewarding career that makes a significant difference to others.

Join one of our dedicated teams and be part of something meaningful:

  • Leadership Team
  • Doctors & Consultants Team
  • Nursing Team
  • Allied Health & Psychology Team
  • Education Team
  • Care & Support Team
  • Hospitality & Non-clinical Team

 

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