Occupational Therapist (Band 5 - MAT Cover

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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/Mental Health Rehabilitation

Post: Occupational Therapist (Band 5 Equivalent) at Cygnet Kenney House

Base: Acute ward or Rehab ward, Cygnet Kenney House, Wester Hill Road, Oldham, OL8 2QH
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Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £32,883.00 FTE

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until end of February 2027

Cygnet Kenney House:

Cygnet Kenney House is our Acute, PICU and Mental Health Rehabilitation hospital for women.

The service is split across three wards (Acute, PICU and Rehabilitation); the specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation service for women who have severe and enduring mental illness, the acute ward which provides a safe and stabilising environment for women who are experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and require an emergency admission and the PICU service which caters for emergency admissions for women experiencing an acute period of mental illness that cannot be managed in an open acute inpatient setting.

Our teams work closely and collaboratively with individuals, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our approach is recovery focused and supported by a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to shorter lengths of stay.

Main duties:

Clinical:
You and your Occupational Therapy team will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 44 people (over the 3 services). You will work with a full multidisciplinary team (on site) in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction.

You will promote the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them being well in life.

You will report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist onsite. This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOT's Career Development Framework. At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads, Regional Leads and our Occupational Therapy Directors. We use evidence-based practice within each of our service lines, as defined by our clinical steering groups, of which Occupational Therapists play a key role.

Under the leadership of our Occupational Therapy Directors we support over 180 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 and by utilising the expertise and support of our Clinical Lead Occupational Therapists.

• 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.

• 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…