Are you a newly qualified or current Band 5 occupational therapist?

Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding care and making a positive difference to the lives of the people in your care?This could be your perfect opportunity.

Main duties of the job

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction under the supervision of a more senior Occupational Therapist.

An integral part of this role will be supervising others, with a focus on supporting student education within the team.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Across our 11 different service lines, we have evidence-based established models of care to ensure we provide the highest quality care and support.

Our dedicated and expert teams of over 10 000 employees, support over 2800 individuals in a range of services across England, Scotland and Wales.

We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care, through co-production, recovery and rehabilitation.

With over 150 Occupational Therapists, we work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience?
About Us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.

Your Role
Service Line:Learning Disability Mental Health

Summary of the site:
Cygnet Bostall House is a high dependency complex care service for up to six men with a learning disability and associated complex needs. The team can also support those with additional mental health needs and behaviours that may challenge.

The in-house Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) supports is comprised of the nursing team, psychology, psychiatry and speech and language and occupational therapy. The occupational therapist is supported by a full-time occupational therapy assistant.

Cygnet Bostall House is a spacious detached property, surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens in the heart of Abbey Wood, London. Individuals have a choice of lounges and communal areas to relax in, an activities of daily living (ADL) kitchen, as well as the benefit of 2 large gardens. Locally there is a large and varied choice of community activities, including bowling, gyms, cafs and shops. For more variety in activities, central London is only half an hour away by train. Individuals are also supported to access education at local colleges and have paid or voluntary work placements to increase their independence.

The goal is to enable individuals to structure their time; build relationships and establish a balance between therapy, self-care, work and leisure as appropriate to their individual needs.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 Occupational Therapists. Working together as a large team we provide support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

Every service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and agreed occupational therapy pathway.

We ensure our occupational therapists have a voice through participating in service model development, utilising the expertise and support of our clinical lead occupational therapists.

5 reasons why you should make an application today

• We care about people in our services
• Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor
• Induction & service line training in area of specialism
• Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and specialist training
• We support and develop you to build skills and confidence for the next level in your career.

Cygnet Health Care Benefits

• Free parking
• Free meals for staff on duty
• Relocation package available
• Group pension plan helping you save for your future
• NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
• Plus much more

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its saving you 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.

If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist or arrange an informal visit, wed be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact: Emily Courtier (Regional Lead OT 07774066565)

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

*Recruitment agencies please note: Speculative emails are not to be sent directly to our clinical staff, these need to go via our internal recruitment team. If speculative candidates are sent directly to a member of the clinical team, we will consider these candidates as our own*

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