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We are looking to recruit for a passionate Recovery College and Co-Production Lead at Cygnet Hospital Woking and Cygnet Woking Lodge
Cygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.
Summary of the site
Cygnet Woking/ Woking Lodge is a 93 bedded hospital with a variety of different wards, including two locked high dependency rehabilitation wards (male), two low secure services (male and female), three acute wards (male and two female), and a PICU (female). Our environment has a holistic focus and includes a gym, ADL kitchen, Recovery College, Hair Salon, library, Tuckshop and other therapeutic spaces
As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work collaboratively with Senior Management, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Psychiatry, Nurses, mental health support workers and ward admin staff.
The Role
Hope, Control and Opportunity are at the heart of the Recovery College and should be reflected in everything we do.
Please apply if you feel you meet the criteria and have the values, skills and passion to become Recovery College Lead.
The successful candidate will deliver the Recovery College Model to support peoples recovery using learning, skills development and co-production to provide innovative education opportunities. They will empower individuals in our care to achieve their personal learning goals and build confidence and skills through education and co-production.
There are a wide range of accredited courses people in our care can be supported to co-produce, co-facilitate and achieve. Courses should be recovery focused and aim to instil a sense of hope for the future. We rely on service users as experts by experience to help create courses together that add to and build on their recovery journey.
Co-production can mean different things to different people however some of the key features of Co-production include;
The successful candidate will be
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We care about people in our services
Supportive supervision and protected time for supervision with your supervisor
Induction & training specific to service lines
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
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.
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Sylvia came from Gotts Park to support us when we were three staff down on Friday, showing great initiative by proactively helping with cleaning, including locating the hoover and even cleaning the dishwasher filter.
Taryn is health-conscious and excels at promoting residents’ weight, health, and wellbeing through nutritious eating ideas. She positively impacted at least one resident by suggesting healthier food swaps and mentors all staff on healthy options, exercise, and movement.
Mike and Vicky showed exceptional empathy during my mother’s loss, cancelling leave to manage team duties and shield me from pressures. They created grieving space with selfless teamwork and ongoing support true leadership beyond duty
Rebecca (Becca) excels as Activity Coordinator with heartfelt care and positivity, treating Spencer ward ladies as humans and building their confidence. Called unsung hero” by a discharged patient. Goes above and beyond daily.
Jay has shown outstanding dedication and positivity supporting a service user facing activity engagement challenges. They proactively took him out, arranging headphones for comfort, demonstrating patience and care, resulting in his first incident-free day in a long time—a huge achievement.
The Sheffield maintenance team works tirelessly to keep the hospital and school running, no job too big or small. They respond promptly to needs, ensure safety, and always fit in school requests like marquees, lights, doors, and displays, all with smiles and positive interactions with young people. Their hard work is deeply appreciated.
Mike and Vicky showed exceptional empathy during my mother’s loss, cancelling leave to manage team duties and shield me from pressures. They created grieving space with selfless teamwork and ongoing support— rue leadership beyond duty
Mohamed went above and beyond late Friday afternoon to provide login details for a new starter, instantly pulling up the ticket, communicating well, and ensuring they were set up for Monday morning. This helped create a positive first impression at Cygnet.
I wanted to give a shout-out to Olivia for her incredible hard work lately. Seriously, it’s been so inspiring to see her dedication and effort on the team shes only limited to hand full of service users at present but She’s been crushing it, and I really appreciate all that she does to keep things running smoothly. thank you
