Occupational Therapist; Band 5

Overview

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Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a new role in Mental Health?

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

Occupational Therapist (Band 5/Newly Qualified) – Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover Up to 12 months).

Working hours: 37.5 Hours per week

Salary: £31,317 - £33,776 per annum (dependant on experience)

Service Lines: Mental Health Adults – Inpatient (Mental Health Rehabilitation, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit - PICU, Acute, Personality Disorder)

Location: Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 9UZ

Responsible to: Head of Occupational Therapy/Hospital Manager

You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for patients on your allocated caseload, including the delivery of person centred group and individual therapy sessions. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user to develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.

You will have the support of an Occupational Therapy Assistant and work closely with other therapists from different disciplines, including Music Therapy, Dance and Movement Therapy, Activity Coordinators, Psychologists and the Active Life team. You will receive regular clinical supervision from an experienced Occupational Therapist on-site, including weekly 1:1 check in’s.

Cygnet Kewstoke is a 71 bedded mental health hospital which provides emergency acute and PICU admission services for men and women, a pathway for men to rehabilitation, and a specialist female service for personality disorder. The Occupational Therapy team of 11 work across all wards to provide high quality and person centred therapy sessions. The site is developing co-produced and therapeutic spaces across the site with opportunities for staff and patient development and engagement, including a service user led cafe and on-site gym and therapy rooms.

The hospital is near Weston-Super-Mare, close to the beach and a vibrant seaside town.

Every service line has a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to guide and develop evidence based practice and the agreed occupational therapy pathway for each client group. This includes Cygnet developed guidelines and assessments. Each Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist hosts service line meetings regularly, linking in with other Occupational Therapists in the company. Specific CPD and training opportunities are available and tailored to individual and service needs.

For newly qualified Occupational Therapists we offer a comprehensive 12 month preceptorship programme to consolidate and develop your skills.

For more insight into life as an OT at Cygnet Health Care visit:

5 reasons to apply

• We care about people in our services
• Career pathway progression within the company to support development and skills, including sensory integration training, leadership and management training, VdTMoCA, MOHO or Group Therapy, among others.
• You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience to draw from.
• Dedicated CPD time within a national network of over 150 OTs in the Cygnet Group across specialisms including LD and ASD, Acute mental health, and High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation Services. Induction & service line training in area of specialism.
• You will be part of a friendly and supportive team of 5 OTs and 5 OTAs who are driven to provide excellence and where innovation and creativity are welcomed with enthusiasm.

• A registered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council).
• An understanding of working with individuals diagnosed with mental health conditions, dual diagnosis, sensory processing difficulties or complex trauma.
• An understanding of Occupational Therapy…