Head / Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 7)

Are you an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist or a Band 7 Occupational Therapist and would like to explore a rewarding career experience? 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: Personality disorder and eating disorders Summary The post holder will work at Cygnet Ealing and will be the Head OT for the hospital. Post: Band 7 Head Occupational Therapist Site: Cygnet Ealing Salary: £45 174 (32 Hours) Hours: 32 Hours Contract: Part Time Start Date: April 2025/ May 2025 Cygnet Ealing (Ealing W5 2HT) Cygnet Hospital Ealing is in a leafy, residential area, with excellent links to the M25 and central London. The hospital building was once a house and has retained its homely feel, thanks to our welcoming, friendly staff and pleasant surroundings. Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a welcoming, non-institutional environment, offering personalised treatment for service users with an eating disorder or personality disorder over two separate wards. New Dawn Ward at Cygnet Hospital Ealing is a 9 bed specialist Tier 4 service, providing treatment, care and support for women with a personality disorder who are ready to engage in therapy. Sunrise Ward at Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a highly specialised eating disorder service for women, including those with extremely low BMIs. We focus on supporting individuals to attain a healthy BMI and prepare for a return to home. Our team works hard to create a cheerful, non-institutional environment, and to support individuals in their recovery and personal transformation. We make use of a range of and believe very strongly in patient-centred care, and involve our service users in shaping their own treatment, and in all aspects of hospital life. Facilities include two lounges for each service, en-suite rooms, a Care Programme Approach suite, a large community room and a fully equipped relaxation sensory suite. Outside, we have a pleasant sun terrace and a garden area. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape and develop occupational therapy provision across both wards. You will play a pivotal role in delivering high quality assessments and interventions supporting patient recovery, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. You will be supported by a Band 6 OT, along with two OTAs 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. 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 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: Hannah Dunlop (Recruiter): at HannahDunlopcygnethealth.co.uk or Courtney Greene (Regional Lead OT): at CourtneyGreenecygnethealth.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

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 2/27/2025