Occupational Therapy Assistant

6 months ago


Bury, United Kingdom Cygnet Full time

**Are you already an Occupational Therapy Assistant looking for a new challenge, or do you have a keen interest in this area of work and a desire to enhance your knowledge and understanding of Occupational Therapy?**

**Would you like to explore a more rewarding career in a mental health services?**

**Post**: (Band 4 equivalent) Occupational Therapist Assistant

**Base**: Cygnet Hospital Bury

**Responsible for**:

- Supporting OT service delivery within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Working with other OTAs and OTs across other services within Cygnet Hospital Bury

**Responsible to**: Head Occupational Therapist - Forestwood

**Hours**: 40 hours per week

**Location**:Cygnet Hospital Bury, Buller Street, Off Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2BS

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.

**Overview**:
This is an exciting post for an individual who wishes to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of the Occupational Therapy profession within this role as an Occupational Therapy Assistant. The role offers a unique opportunity within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services here at Cygnet Bury. The CAMHS service consists of four wards (low secure, general acute unit - GAU and psychiatric intensive care unit - PICU).

The Unit has access to their own occupational therapy resources including an OT kitchen, a sensory room and a gym. In addition to this the OT team have a close working relationship with the on-site school which the young people attend.

You will be responsible for providing direct clinical interventions under the direction of an experienced qualified Occupational Therapist. In this role you will assess, implement and develop an occupational therapy treatment programme to meet the patients’ needs to support them with their recovery in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

You will carry a clinical caseload on your identified wards working closely with the multi-disciplinary teams. Joint working across the different wards will provide additional learning and professional development opportunities. In house and external training is provided (as required) to support you to develop your professional skills.
- We care about people in our services.
- Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills.
- You will be 1 of 8 Occupational Therapy Assistants within the Cygnet Hospital Bury Site and 15 experienced Occupational Therapists also on-site.
- National networks of over 150 OTs & over 300 OTAs and Activity Co-ordinators in the Cygnet Group within different specialisms including Forensic Practice, LD and ASD, Acute mental health, PICU, and inpatient CAMHS.
- Low caseload number to support intensive focused interventions.
- Experienced in the field of mental health desired.
- An understanding of Occupational Therapy process / interventions and can take a “hands on” approach.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.

**In return we will offer you**:

- A competitive salary between £26,500 to £27,500 depending on experience.
- Opportunities for CPD and to undertake further learning and development.
- Clinical supervision from an Occupational Therapist.
- Company pension scheme.
- NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card.
- Free parking & meals on duty.

**Requirement**:



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