Are you a Band 5 ready for your next challenge or an emerging Band 6 looking for a change?

Would you like to explore a more rewarding clinical and managerial challenge? This could be your perfect opportunity.

Main duties of the job

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work as an autonomous clinician, providing specialist assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction.

You will hold supervisory responsibility for others and take a leadership role in specific projects. An integral part of this role will be 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

Specialist OT Cygnet Bury Dunes Hospital

Service Line

Mental Health Adult Acute and PICU

Summary:

Cygnet Bury Dunes Hospital has provision in two service lines:

• PICU & Acute care
• Mental Health Forensic Low Secure Services (covering Female patients, Deaf patients and Older Age Male patients)

Clinical: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for up to 18 service users on our Acute Unit called The Whitehouse. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge. You will have two activity coordinators to support interventions with your caseload.

Leadership: You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist for the Dunes Hospital within Cygnet Bury. You would also hold clinical leadership responsibility for the Occupational Therapy provision for the PICU ward as well as the acute service through provision of clinical and managerial supervision for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and an OT Assistant. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head Occupational Therapist for the Dunes Services.

Our services are therapy and recovery focused, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. The aim is to effectively progress service users though the Acute Services care pathway, into the least restrictive environment possible. We aim to support as short an inpatient hospital stay, as possible for each individual, while working to reduce the possibility of readmission back into hospital care after discharge.

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 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 in choices such as Leadership and Management or Sensory Integration
• 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: Ruth Hudson (Regional Lead Occupational Therapist) on ruthhudson@cygnethealth.co.uk

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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