Occupational Therapy Assistant

Cygnet; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support therapists at Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital in Coventry. This full-time role involves engaging patients in therapeutic activities, assisting with care plans, and working within a multidisciplinary team to promote recovery in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life insurance

Health plan

NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card

Free parking & meals on duty

Qualifications

• Passion for working with patients with complex needs.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Experience in health or social care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned activities for patients under guidance of the OT.
• Assist the OT in daily departmental duties.
• Implement individual care plans during activity sessions.

Skills

Supporting individuals

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Would you like to explore a rewarding career experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant?

Location: Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital

Closing date: Wednesday 9th July 2025

Post: Occupational Therapy Assistant

Salary:£27,825 per annum

Base: Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital, 2 Lansdowne St, Coventry, CV2 4BF

Responsible for:Supporting Occupational Therapists to perform their role in the assessment, treatment and development of individuals in our care.

Responsible to:Head Occupational Therapist (Line manager).

Hours:40 hours per week

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 Adults – High dependency inpatient rehabilitation service

Summary of the site

Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital is a 39 bed hospital for men with complex needs who require either emergency mental health support or high dependency rehabilitative care. The rehabilitation service is designed to provide an environment that promotes mental health recovery by focusing on space, personal privacy and dignity. You will need a willingness to learn new skills and the passion to work with patients with complex needs.

In this role you will:

Deliver planned activities for patients under the direction of the ward Occupational Therapist (OT) and Multidisciplinary Team.

Assist the OT in the day to day duties and running of the department.

Undertake assessment and intervention programmes with clients as delegated by a senior occupational therapist underpinned by appropriate experience / knowledge.

Contribute ideas, create and facilitate events and activities safely and support people to structure their time through meaningful activity.

Have involvement in the delivery of one-to-one and group interventions.

Implement individual care plans during activity sessions and take into account specific interests and opportunities to promote choice and independence.

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

Occupational Therapy Assistant Development & Induction:

Starting a new job can be daunting, which is why we have a robust induction process that enables you to shadow staff, discuss your learning and receive expert support to develop into your role. We offer an Occupational Therapy Assistant development programme in your first 12 months to support and consolidate core skills. We also offer regular, virtual Q&A sessions with our clinical lead OT and networking with other OT Assistants.

5 reasons why you should make an application today…

1. We care about people in our services


2. We are a very supportive and friendly team


3. You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience to draw from


4. We offer lots of in-service training in OT assessments and interventions


5. We support the learning and professional growth of our staff members and have supported several OTAs to progress towards studying for an Occupational Therapy qualification.

In return we will offer you:

• A competitive salary of £27,825 per annum


• Opportunities to undertake further learning and development


• Training days provided by highly experienced and renowned OT specialists


• Regular supervision with experienced Occupational Therapists on site as well as peer support


• Company pension scheme; Life insurance and health plan


• NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card


• Free parking & meals on duty

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether it’s saving you mon