Job summary
Are you an experienced Band 6 or an entry level Band 7 Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience as an Occupational Therapist?
About Us
Cygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.
Your Role
Service Line:
Learning Disability Mental Health
Learning Disability Other (ASD Residential)
Post: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7 Equivalent) at Cygnet Bostall House
Responsible for:
6 service users
Supervision of an OTA
Salary: £21,295 per year (at 16 hrs per week) / £53,237 per year FTE
Base: LD/ ASD ward, Cygnet Bostall House, Bostall Heath, Knee Hill Road, Abbey Wood, SE2 0AT.
Hours: Part-time (16 hours/ 2 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Summary of the site
Cygnet Bostall House is a 6 bedded hospital on a spacious detached property, surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens in the heart of Abbey Wood, London.
Individuals have a choice of lounges and communal areas to relax in, an activities of daily living (ADL) kitchen, as well as the benefit of 2 large gardens.
When an individual comes to Cygnet Bostall House, we find out how they would like to personalise their room and we support them to make it their own.
We also like to find out what they like to do and what interests them. Service users are supported to plan menus, shop and prepare food to increase their daily living skills in readiness for moving on.
Main duties of the job
Clinical: You and your team will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 6 people. 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.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction. You will promote the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them being well in life.
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 Therapy Assistant at Bostall House. You will be required to share leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the site wide Occupational Therapy provision.
This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework.
At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads, Regional 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.
About us
Cygnet 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Band 6 or an entry level Band 7 Occupational Therapist who would like to explore arewarding career experience as an Occupational Therapist?
About Us
Cygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.
Your Role
Service Line:
- Learning Disability Mental Health
- Learning Disability Other (ASD Residential)
Post:Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7 Equivalent) at Cygnet Bostall House
Responsible for:
- 6 service users
- Supervision of an OTA
Salary:£21,295 per year (at 16 hrs per week) /£53,237 per year FTE
Base:LD/ ASD ward, Cygnet Bostall House, Bostall Heath, Knee Hill Road, Abbey Wood, SE2 0AT.
Hours:Part-time (16 hours/ 2 days per week)
Contract:Permanent
Summary of the site
Cygnet Bostall House is a 6 bedded hospital on a spacious detached property, surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens in the heart of Abbey Wood, London. Individuals have a choice of lounges and communal areas to relax in, an activities of daily living (ADL) kitchen, as well as the benefit of 2 large gardens.
When an individual comes to Cygnet Bostall House, we find out how they would like to personalise their room and we support them to make it their own. We also like to find out what they like to do and what interests them. Service users are supported to plan menus, shop and prepare food to increase their daily living skills in readiness for moving on.
Locally there is a large and varied choice of community activities, including bowling, gyms, cafs and shops. For more variety in activities, central London is only half an hour away by train. Individuals are also supported to access education at local colleges and have paid or voluntary work placements to increase their independence.
Clinical:You and your team will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 6 people. 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.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction. You will promote the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them being well in life.
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 Therapy Assistant at Bostall House.You will be required to share leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the site wide Occupational Therapy provision.
This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework. At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads, Regional 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.
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 Occupational Therapists and over 300 OT 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 therapy team members 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 s
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced Band 6 or an entry level Band 7 Occupational Therapist who would like to explore arewarding career experience as an Occupational Therapist?
About Us
Cygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.
Your Role
Service Line:
- Learning Disability Mental Health
- Learning Disability Other (ASD Residential)
Post:Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7 Equivalent) at Cygnet Bostall House
Responsible for:
- 6 service users
- Supervision of an OTA
Salary:£21,295 per year (at 16 hrs per week) /£53,237 per year FTE
Base:LD/ ASD ward, Cygnet Bostall House, Bostall Heath, Knee Hill Road, Abbey Wood, SE2 0AT.
Hours:Part-time (16 hours/ 2 days per week)
Contract:Permanent
Summary of the site
Cygnet Bostall House is a 6 bedded hospital on a spacious detached property, surrounded by beautiful parks and gardens in the heart of Abbey Wood, London. Individuals have a choice of lounges and communal areas to relax in, an activities of daily living (ADL) kitchen, as well as the benefit of 2 large gardens.
When an individual comes to Cygnet Bostall House, we find out how they would like to personalise their room and we support them to make it their own. We also like to find out what they like to do and what interests them. Service users are supported to plan menus, shop and prepare food to increase their daily living skills in readiness for moving on.
Locally there is a large and varied choice of community activities, including bowling, gyms, cafs and shops. For more variety in activities, central London is only half an hour away by train. Individuals are also supported to access education at local colleges and have paid or voluntary work placements to increase their independence.
Clinical:You and your team will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 6 people. 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.
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction. You will promote the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, need or are expected to do to support them being well in life.
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 Therapy Assistant at Bostall House.You will be required to share leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the site wide Occupational Therapy provision.
This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework. At Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads, Regional 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.
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 Occupational Therapists and over 300 OT 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 therapy team members 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 s
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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.