NHS
Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
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Job Description
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- Learning Disability Mental Health
- Learning Disability Other (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- We care about people in our services
- Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills, including sensory integration training and leadership and management training.
- You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience to draw from
- Dedicated CPD time being part of a national network of over 150 OTs in the Cygnet Group within different specialisms including LD and ASD, Acute mental health, and High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation Services.
- You will be a part of a friendly and supportive team of 3 OTs and 7 OTAs who are driven to provide excellence and where innovation and creativity are welcomed with enthusiasm.
- Learning Disability Mental Health
- Learning Disability Other (Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- We care about people in our services
- Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills, including sensory integration training and leadership and management training.
- You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience to draw from
- Dedicated CPD time being part of a national network of over 150 OTs in the Cygnet Group within different specialisms including LD and ASD, Acute mental health, and High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation Services.
- You will be a part of a friendly and supportive team of 3 OTs and 7 OTAs who are driven to provide excellence and where innovation and creativity are welcomed with enthusiasm.
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Job summary
Base: Cygnet Hospital Colchester, Boxted Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5HF
Are you a Band 5 ready for your next challenge or an emerging Band 6 looking for a change? Would you like to explore a more rewarding clinical and managerial challenge? This could be your perfect opportunity.
Main duties of the job
At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads and our Occupational Therapy Directors.
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, providing specialist assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction.
You will hold supervisory responsibility for others, and take a leadership role in specific projects. An integral part of this role will be supporting student education within the team.
Cygnet Hospital Colchester is a 59 bed service providing a range of intensive support and rehabilitation services for men with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or mental health needs.
About us
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Across our 11 different service lines, we have evidence-based established models of care to ensure we provide the highest quality care and support.
Our dedicated and expert teams of over 10 000 employees, support over 2800 individuals in a range of services across England, Scotland and Wales.
We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care, through co-production, recovery and rehabilitation.
With over 150 Occupational Therapists, we work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.
Date posted
27 March 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£39,015 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
VPE055DC6A
Job locations
Colchester
CO4 5HF
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
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 Band 6 Occupational Therapist
Working hours 40 Hours per week
Salary: £39,015 p/a
Service Line:
Location: Cygnet Hospital Colchester, Boxted Rd, Mile End, Colchester CO4 5HF
Responsible to:Head of Occupational Therapy and Regional Lead Occupational Therapist
We are looking for: An individual experienced working within a Learning Disabilities / ASD setting and has some Sensory Integration training or sensory-based work experience
We are happy to consider a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist, or part-time Band 7 for this position
Summary of the site
Cygnet Hospital Colchesteris a 59 bed service providing a range of intensive support and rehabilitation services for men with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or mental health needs.
The aim of our services is assessment, stabilisation, treatment and engagement, with a view to supporting service users in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their needs. Our services are recovery-focused, with the aim of preparing individuals for a move to rehabilitation or step-down services, and ultimately, back into the community wherever possible.
Clinical:You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for patients on your allocated caseload. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user to develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.
Leadership:You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist on site. You would also hold leadership and management responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy service of your allocated ward providing clinical and managerial supervision for an Occupational Therapy Assistant. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head of Occupational Therapy.
The team consists of nurses, psychologists, psychology assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, social workers, and psychiatrists as well as 24/7 support from the nursing team. This means that we are able to meet the changing needs of our service users as they progress through their care pathway, while ensuring their safety is maintained and their independence supported.
If you have sensory intergration experience but no formal qualifications we will fast track your sensory intergration training!
If you feel you suit the criteria, then please make an application today. For an informal discussion about the role please contact our in-house recruiter, Hannah Dunlop 07720 497 792.
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 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.
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 therapists have a voice through participating in service model development, utilising the expertise and support of our clinical lead occupational therapists.
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Job responsibilities
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 Band 6 Occupational Therapist
Working hours 40 Hours per week
Salary: £39,015 p/a
Service Line:
Location: Cygnet Hospital Colchester, Boxted Rd, Mile End, Colchester CO4 5HF
Responsible to:Head of Occupational Therapy and Regional Lead Occupational Therapist
We are looking for: An individual experienced working within a Learning Disabilities / ASD setting and has some Sensory Integration training or sensory-based work experience
We are happy to consider a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist, or part-time Band 7 for this position
Summary of the site
Cygnet Hospital Colchesteris a 59 bed service providing a range of intensive support and rehabilitation services for men with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or mental health needs.
The aim of our services is assessment, stabilisation, treatment and engagement, with a view to supporting service users in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their needs. Our services are recovery-focused, with the aim of preparing individuals for a move to rehabilitation or step-down services, and ultimately, back into the community wherever possible.
Clinical:You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for patients on your allocated caseload. You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user to develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.
Leadership:You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist on site. You would also hold leadership and management responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy service of your allocated ward providing clinical and managerial supervision for an Occupational Therapy Assistant. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head of Occupational Therapy.
The team consists of nurses, psychologists, psychology assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, social workers, and psychiatrists as well as 24/7 support from the nursing team. This means that we are able to meet the changing needs of our service users as they progress through their care pathway, while ensuring their safety is maintained and their independence supported.
If you have sensory intergration experience but no formal qualifications we will fast track your sensory intergration training!
If you feel you suit the criteria, then please make an application today. For an informal discussion about the role please contact our in-house recruiter, Hannah Dunlop 07720 497 792.
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 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.
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 therapists 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
The Successful Can
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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
Colchester
CO4 5HF
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Colchester
CO4 5HF
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.