Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Are you a proactive and motivated individual keen to support mental health service users in their recovery? Are you keen to learn more about Eating Disorders? Would you like to be part of a collaborative and forward thinking service?**

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.

**Post**:Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Salary**: £22,500 per annum

**Base**: New Dawn Ward (Female Personality Disorder), Cygnet Hospital Ealing

**Responsibilities**: To work with the qualified occupational therapist on the ward to provide professional practice skills - care pathway assessments and therapy and psycho-education programme for the ward.

**Responsible to**: Ward occupational therapist, Head Occupational Therapist and Director of Occupational Therapy

**Hours**:37.5 hours per week

**Location**:Cygnet Ealing, 22 Corfton Rd, London W5 2HT

**Overview of service**:
**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.

As an occupational therapy assistant you will work under the guidance of an occupational therapist to complete elements of the occupational therapy process. This may include interventions on a group or individual basis both within the hospital and in the wider community, grading and adapting activities to suit individual strengths and needs and aspects of report-writing.

The Occupational Therapy Team work within a multi-disciplinary team to drive forward programmes of recovery and rehabilitation. Our care pathways are evidence based with a focus on social inclusion and independent living skills. The multi-disciplinary team consists of medical, nursing, psychology, occupational therapy and social work.
- We care about people in our services
- Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills, including professional practice skills training, OTA assistant practitioner apprenticeships (level 3 and level 5 which contributes towards UCAS points)
- You will be an integral part of a well-established MDT with extensive experience to draw from
- To have the opportunity to learn and develop under the direct guidance of a qualified occupational therapist
- Be part of a large national professional network of over 150 OTs
- An understanding of Occupational Therapy
- Experience of teamwork - health care preferable
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Creativity and an ability to problem solve

**In return we will offer you**:

- A competitive salary of £22,500 per annum
- Clinical supervision from an Occupational Therapist
- Free parking and free meals for staff on duty
- Employee referral scheme: recommend a friend to us and claim a cash reward for their successful hire.
- Group pension: a generous 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

**Requirements**: