Base: Cygnet Kenney House - Wester Hill Rd, Oldham, OL8 2QH. Cygnet Kenney House is our new hospital for women, located in Oldham. Providing a safe and secure care pathway for women with mental health needs, the service will be opening soon. Are you a newly qualified or current Band 5 occupational therapist? Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding care and making a positive difference to the lives of the people in your care? 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 provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction under the supervision of a more senior Occupational Therapist. An integral part of this role will be supervising others, with a focus on supporting student education within the team. This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework.
Job responsibilities
Your Role
Service Line: Mental Health Adults - High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation Service (Level 2) for Women
Summary of the site: Providing a safe and secure care pathway for women with mental health needs, we have collaborated with the NHS to develop services to support individuals from the North West to be treated closer to home. Cygnet Kenney House is on the redeveloped site of a former nursing home situated on Wester Hill Road. The service is named after the Oldham suffragette Annie Kenney.
The hospital will be staffed by a dedicated and highly skilled team, whose priority is to provide safe care for those entrusted to us and safe for those who live and work in the communities where we are based. The hospital will be a place of sanctuary, focusing on providing appropriate care and treatment to enable those staying there to feel supported and safe.
The service will feature three wards:
1. Billington Ward a 12 bed specialist PICU service for women
2. Baldock Ward a 16 bed emergency acute service for women
3. Harben Ward a 16 bed High Support Inpatient Rehabilitation Service (Level 2) for women
We are currently recruiting for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team at our new service Kenney House. This post holder would work within a new Occupational Therapy team and multi-disciplinary team based on Harben Ward.
There will be dedicated clinical team who provide multi-disciplinary input including occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry, and nursing staff.
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
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 in your career.
Cygnet Health Care Benefits
1. Free parking
2. Free meals for staff on duty
3. Relocation package available
4. Group pension plan helping you save for your future
5. NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
6. Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.
7. 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.
If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist or arrange an informal visit, we’d be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact katiedixon@cygnethealth.co.uk.
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.
Please click the link to apply or email a copy of your CV to katiedixon@cygnethealth.co.uk.
*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*
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Employer details
Employer name
Cygnet Health Care
Address
Oldham, OL8 2QH
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