Occupational Therapist (Band 5)

Cygnet; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals for staff on duty

Free parking

Free Training

Group pension plan

NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care in the UK is seeking two Occupational Therapists for its Mental Health Forensic services at Bury.

Both posts are Band 5 equivalent; one is a permanent role at Dunes Hospital and the other is a maternity cover in Hudson Hospital, each requiring 40 hours per week over five days. Salary is £32,883 per year. The sites comprise multiple wards and offer strong clinical support and ongoing development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat occupational dysfunction for 12 service users in a low secure female ward at Bury Dunes.
• Assess and treat occupational dysfunction for 13 male service users in a medium/low secure forensic setting at Bury Hudson.

Job description

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 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

Service Line: Mental Health Forensic (Low and Medium Secure Services)

Positions available: 2 (1 permanent and 1 fixed term contract 9-12 months)

Hours: Full time 40 hours per week

Salary: £32,883 per year

We are currently seeking two Occupational Therapists to work in our Mental Health Adult Secure service line.

Cygnet Bury is a large site consisting of 3 separate hospitals with a combined total of 15 wards with 187 beds.

We are looking to recruit in to a permanent vacancy for a Band 5 equivalent Occupational Therapist in our Hudson Hospital, and a maternity cover 9 to 12 month vacancy for a Band 5 equivalent Occupational Therapist in our Dunes Hospital.

Summary of the sites:

Cygnet Bury Dunes Hospital

Cygnet Bury Dunes is a 5 ward hospital specialising in the care and treatment of people requiring support within the following mental health settings:

• Medium and Low Secure mental health services for both hearing people and those living with deafness; male and female services
• Acute services and psychiatric intensive care services (PICU) for men.

Clinical Role in Bury Dunes: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 12 service users both hearing and living with deafness, in a low secure female ward. There is a team of 4 other Occupational Therapists and 3 OTAs in the Hospital to support you. As part of this fixed term role you will be supported with some tuition time, to develop your BSL skills.

Cygnet Bury Hudson Hospital

Cygnet Bury Hudson is a 6 ward hospital specialising in the care and treatment of men requiring Medium and Low Secure forensic mental health support.

Clinical role in Bury Hudson: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 13 male service users. In this role you will be supported by a team of 5 other Occupational Therapists and 3 OT Assistants experienced in this specialist secure setting.

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. In both roles, you will work 40 hours per week over 5 days, while being supported by the OT teams on site.

Our services are therapy and recovery focused, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for all service users. The aim is to effectively progress service users though their recovery pathway, into the least restrictive environment possible, while working to reduce the possibility of readmission back into secure care.

Occupational Therapy Induction, Preceptorship and Training:

We offer a comprehensive induction for all staff new to our services. All band 5 equivalent Occupational Therapists are provided with a 12 month preceptorship programme, to support and consolidate core Occupational Therapy Skills as you start out in your career.

As a company we offer a high standard of training opportunities for professional development. These include training on different models such a range of MOHO assessment tools, the Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA) and training that offers a Sensory Integration (SI) Preceptionship as a pathway to further SI training opportunities.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

We have a Head of Occupational Therapy in each of our Bury Hospital and a Regional Lead Occupational Therapist on site to support all OTs across the different services.

Under the leadership of our Occupational Therapy Directors we support over 160 Occupational Therapists in the company. 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 developments in your service and across the company.

Every service line has a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and agreed occupational therapy pathways for service users.

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
• High level of training opportunities as you build your career within Cygnet, including a preceptorship programme for newly qualified therapists
• 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 meals for staff on duty
• Free parking
• Free Training
• 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.

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.