Head Occupational Therapist (FTC)

Job description

Job responsibilities

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: Head Occupational Therapist (Band 7 equivalent) Fixed Term Contract: MaternityLeave cover Hours: 37.5hrs per week Salary: From £45,492 Service Line:Female Acute Mental Health

Summary of the site

Cygnet Hospital Bierley provides a range of acute and low secure mental health services for men and women. The hospital is set across four wards offering single-sex male and female specialist mental health services. All our services are provided under the umbrella of a recovery orientated approach and are reviewed through the CPA framework.

Cygnet Hospital Bierley has a true focus on the service user and the over-riding aim of providing the best quality treatment and care possible.

The multi-disciplinary teams at the hospital work with service users to help people with acute, medium and long-term psychotic illnesses and challenging behaviour regain their independence and move from low secure facilities, to open acute and intensive community rehabilitation.

The hospital itself is not far from the M62 and close to Bradford. As a purpose-built building, there are a range of therapeutic and social spaces including a gym, activities of daily living (ADL) kitchen, sensory room, social hub and outdoor enclosed courtyards. All service users have their own ensuite bedroom.

• Blossom Ward Acute service for women
• Bronte Ward Low secure mental health service for women
• Lister Ward Acute service for men
• Shelley Ward Low secure mental health service for men

Clinical:You and your team will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for Blossom Ward (15 bed Acute Service for Women). You will work with 3 other Occupational Therapists (one for each ward) and x2 Occupational Therapy Assistants for the services. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team (on site) in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.

Leadership:You would report directly to the Regional Lead Occupational Therapist. You would also hold leadership and management responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy service, providing supervision for the Occupational Therapist and the Occupational Therapy Assistant/s. You will be required to share a leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the site wide Occupational Therapy provision.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

We provide a significant range of in house training for all of our Occupational therapists. Opportunities include training in MOHOST, Case Formulation, Sensory Modulation and Recovery Through Activity. We also have an in house Sensory Integration Preceptorship programme. We also offer Leadership and Management apprenticeship pathways for career development.

Under the leadership of our Occupational Therapy Directors we support over 170 Occupational Therapists. 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 and practice development.

Every service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and agreed occupational therapy pathway within a specialist field. Through this network across all Cygnet Hospitals nationally, we ensure our occupational therapists have a voice within the company.

5 reasons why you should make an application today

1. We care about people in our services
2. Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor
3. Induction & service line training in area of specialism
4. Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and specialist training
5. We support and develop you to build skills and confidence for the next level of 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

Person Specification

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cygnet Health Care

Address

Bradford

BD4 6AD

Employer's website

https://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)