Head Occupational Therapist (Band 7) - Part-time Maternity Cover

Cygnet; Wednesfield; On-site; GBP 39,000; Part time

Job description

Head Occupational Therapist (Band 7) - Part-time Maternity Cover

Pay Up to 39,000 p/a (Depending on experience)

Hours: Part time

Contract: Fixed Term, 9 Months

Location: 140 Wolverhampton Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV11 1UH

Responsible to: Regional Lead Occupational Therapist (Line manager) and Hospital/Service Manager.

Job Description

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

Your Role
Service Line: Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Male Acute Mental Health.
Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton is our new state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for men, in the West Midlands. The service features two wards: a 12 bed PICU ward and a 17 bed Acute ward. Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.

At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads and our Occupational Therapy Directors. Our Occupational Therapy Service is responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction, through the use of purposeful and meaningful activities. 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.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work as an autonomous clinician. You will hold supervisory responsibility for others and take a leadership role in specific projects. This role includes opportunities for learning, development, and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOT’s Career Development Framework.

Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors, we support over 150 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.

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

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 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.

If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist, we'd be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact: Hailey Roberts (West Midlands Regional Lead OT) - Apply for further information.

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.