Are you an Occupational Therapy Assistant looking for the opportunity to learn more about the Occupational Therapy process in a mental health setting?
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
Service Line: Acute Mental Health and Highly Specialist Personality Disorder
Summary
Post: Occupational Therapy Assistant
Site: Cygnet Kidsgrove
Salary: £27,825 per annum
Hours: 40 Hours
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: July 2025
Cygnet Kidsgrove (Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire):
Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove is our new hospital for women in Staffordshire. The service will be opening in May 2025. There will be two wards at the hospital; a 20-bed Acute service for women and an 11-bed Highly Specialised Personality Disorder Rehabilitation service.
Crocus Ward, our new 20-bed female emergency acute inpatient service, will provide a safe and stabilising environment for women experiencing an acute episode of mental illness and requiring emergency admission. The ethos of Crocus Ward is to assess and treat women in the least restrictive environment, whilst planning for discharge in a robust and timely fashion. With a focus on stabilisation, we will support women to manage their mental health, reinforce daily living skills, and prepare for independent life back in the community.
Our team will work closely and collaboratively with individuals, their families, and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge. Our approach is recovery-focused and supported by a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to shorter lengths of stay.
Burleigh Ward is Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove’s 11-bed highly specialised service providing assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs. Rehabilitation is provided in a therapeutic setting, with a level of security matched to individual needs. The aim of the treatment, rehabilitation, and re-socialisation programme is to equip the women in our care with the skills and confidence they need to navigate challenges that may come with returning to community or independent living. Our dedicated clinical teams will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation, empowering individuals to make positive choices that support recovery. This will include occupational therapy, social work, and vocational training.
This position offers a unique opportunity to support the provision of Occupational Therapy across Cygnet Kidsgrove. The successful post holder will be provided with clinical supervision by the onsite Occupational Therapist.
Occupational Therapy Directorate
Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors, we support over 185 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.
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
- 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 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.
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, we would be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact: Katie Dixon (Recruiter): at KatieDixon@cygnethealth.co.uk or Lindsay Duhra (Regional Lead OT): at LindsayDuhra@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.
*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*
