Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)

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.

Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales., Cygnet Hospital Derby (East Midlands): Cygnet Hospital Derby provides low secure and mental health rehabilitation care based on the Recovery Model. Our integrated male care pathway includes Litchurch Ward, our low secure ward, and the Wyvern Unit, our mental health rehabilitation service. Alvaston Ward, our specialist female personality disorder service, is one of the leading services of its kind in the East and West Midlands. The individually designed wards replicate the well-established rehabilitation and treatment pathways already successfully offered by Cygnet in other secure and high dependency services; facilitating a clear and distinctive care and treatment pathway led by an all-encompassing in-house clinical and medical team. We ensure person-centred outcomes are maximised through inter-disciplinary working, whilst keeping the individual at the heart of their discharge planning. This service will be able to accept individuals using a variety of legal frameworks, including those under the Mental Health Act.

5 reasons why you should make an application today… 1. We care about people in our services 2. Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor 3. Induction & service line training in area of specialism 4. Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and specialist training 5. 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.