Specialist Occupational Therapist; Band 6

Overview

Helping others improve and turn their lives around — there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

Are you an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist and would like to explore a rewarding career experience?

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

Service Line: ACUTE and PICU

Summary: The post holder will work at Cygnet Hexham and will be based on either Fisher or Franklin ward.

Post: Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Site: Cygnet Hexham

Salary: Band 6 Salary: £39,015 - £46,981 per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: 40 Hours

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: March 2026

Location: Cygnet Hexham (Hexham, NE46 4JR
)

Cygnet Hospital Hexham is our 27-bed mental health facility for women with complex mental health needs spanning two wards. Fisher Ward is a 17-bed acute service for women with complex mental health needs and Franklin Ward is a 10-bed PICU service for women which accepts emergency and crisis admissions. The hospital is built to meet the latest national specifications for improving mental health within a therapeutic environment.

Situated amongst the Tyne valley, the hospital will provide an important service for service users within the North East of England.

As part of our continued efforts to improve service user care and treatment pathways, the hospital will benefit from a highly experienced team of mental health professionals and support staff, including consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses across RMN and RGN disciplines, occupational therapists, and support workers.

Positive service user outcomes are at the heart of the services we offer at Cygnet Hospital Hexham. We recognise that every service user is different and must be assessed and treated as an individual in the best possible surroundings.

The post holder will be supervised by the Regional Lead Occupational Therapist for the North East.

Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 185 Occupational Therapists and over 300 OT support staff. 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 and become involved in service development. Each service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence-based practice and agreed occupational therapy pathway.

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

We understand the pandemic has brought challenging times, and we recognise this may have had an impact on some placement experiences. We offer an Occupational Therapy 12-month preceptorship programme to support and consolidate core Occupational Therapy skills.

5 reasons to apply today:

• We care about people in our services
• Expert clinical supervision with an occupational therapist
• 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

• 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 it’s 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, we’d be happy to facilitate this. Please contact:

Katie Dixon (Recruiter) at  or Georgia Nelson (Regional Lead OT) at G

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 note
:
Speculative emails are not to be sent directly to our clinical staff; please go via our internal recruitment team.

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