Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)

Cygnet Health Care Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Free meals for staff on duty

Group pension plan

NHS Discount Card & Blue Light Card

Job summary

Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital in Coventry is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team on a part-time basis (34 hours). You will provide person-centred OT assessments and interventions within a male PICU/acute mental health setting, working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

The role offers supervisory opportunities and a chance to lead specific projects, with robust induction and supervision from the Head OT.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS and reference checks required.
• Ability to learn new skills and work with patients with complex needs.
• Autonomous clinician with leadership in projects within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical OT assessments and interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to support patient care pathways.
• Lead and supervise others in specified projects and clinical activities.

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – theres 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.

Post: Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist Salary: £35,465 per year (dependent upon experience) Base: Joyce Parker Hospital, 2 Lansdowne Street, Coventry, CV2 4BF Responsible to: Head Occupational Therapist (Line manager). Hours: Part Time, 34 Hours (Contracted hours are flexible and will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience)

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

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: Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit Male Acute Mental Health Male High Dependency Rehabilitation Unit Role: Occupational Therapist – Band 6 Hours: Part Time, 34 Hours (flexible based upon experience) Location: Cygnet Joyce Parker Hospital is our emergency mental health hospital in Coventry.

The service supports adults across three wards to move as quickly and safely as possible to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. The hospital currently includes two male PICU wards and one male Acute ward. In addition, the hospital has a fourth ward consisting of an 8 bedded male high dependency rehabilitation unit. The 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.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide direct clinical care which will encompass person-centred OT assessment and interventions, as well as work in an integrated way with the support team and wider multidisciplinary team, to assist the service in providing outcome based care and support pathways.

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. You will have a thorough induction and support from experienced OT colleagues, and will regularly meet with the Head Occupational Therapist for support and supervision as required.

In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to individual's diagnosis and identified needs. This will be based upon findings from assessments and team formulation in order to develop treatment plans & care and support plans.

You will also empower staff to improve the quality of care through training, modelling and coaching.

Occupational Therapy Directorate Under the leadership of our Occupational therapy directors we support over 170 Occupational Therapists. Working together as a large team across the UK, we provide support to each other, with CPD holding a high priority.

There are external training opportunities, including Sensory Integration, and you will be part of specialist interest groups, service development initiatives and innovative practice.

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.

Reasons why you should make an application today…

We care about people in our services Expert clinical supervision with an occupational therapist 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 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 - 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: Katie Woollett (Head OT) – [e-mail] 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.

*Recruitment agencies please note: Speculative emails are not to be sent directly to our clinical staff, these need to go via our internal recruitment team. If speculative candidates are sent directly to a member of the clinical team, we will consider these candidates as our own*

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

At Cygnet, we've been changing people's lives for more than 30 years – thanks to our wide range of high-quality health services.

Our care has our patients and residents at its heart and their wellness as its goal.

We're always set on positive, lasting outcomes.