Job responsibilities
About Us
Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.
With over 150 OTs in the company, we also 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.
Would you like to explore a rewarding and clinical challenge in High Dependency Mental Health Rehabilitation within the Occupational Therapy Department?
Post: Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) (temporary contract 10months)
Salary:£22,000
Base: Cygnet Delfryn
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday Friday) (temporary contract 10months)
Location:Delfryn Site, Argoed Lane, Mold, Flintshire. CH7 6FQ
Join our supportive, friendly team and make an application today.
Summary of the site
Cygnet Delfryn House is our 28 bed high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for men & Cygnet Delfryn Lodge is a 24 bed service specialising in high dependency inpatient rehabilitation for women. Both services cater for individuals who have severe and enduring mental illness and who may have been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Individuals often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings.
You will be joining an established, supportive OT team and an experienced MDT across the site. You will get to expand your skill set through working with a diverse range of diagnoses. You would also have opportunity to gain experience working across both male & female mental health services with both units on the same site. The OT team at Delfryn site consists of 1 Head OT, 1 Band 6 OT, 1 Band 5 OT and 5 therapy coordinators. Weekly support is also provided from a Clinical Lead OT (Band 8).
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 Occupational Therapists and many Occupational Therapy 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 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
- We care about people in our services
- Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor
- 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
- Relocation package available
- 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 its 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.
Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.
If you would like to discuss this role with the recruiting occupational therapist or arrange an informal visit, wed be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact: Rebecca Boothby (Head OT): 01352707220
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*