Occupational Therapy Assistant

Are you an Occupational Therapy Assistant who would like to explore a rewarding career experience within the specialist section of Personality Disorders?

About Us

Cygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.

Your Role

Service Line: Mental Health Personality Disorders

Summary of the site:

Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a welcoming environment, offering personalised treatment for female adult service users with an eating disorder or personality disorder over two separate wards.

The team works hard to support individuals in their recovery and personal transformation. They make use of a range of therapies including psychotherapy, psychoeducation, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, family, occupational, art psychotherapy and complementary therapies. They also believe very strongly in patient-centred care, and involve their service users in shaping their own treatment, and in all aspects of hospital life.

Cygnet Hospital Ealing is well-resourced and located 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 their welcoming, friendly staff and pleasant surroundings.

The successful candidate would spend their time assessing, planning and implementing therapeutic interventions according to the needs, choices and interests of individuals in our care, under the supervision and guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist.

The role is primarily based on New Dawn Ward, our 9-bed Personality Disorder service.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant will also be working with the in-house full MDT which is designed to support the individual in our care throughout their journey with us.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 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 and regional lead occupational therapists 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

We are a very supportive and friendly team

You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience and knowledge to draw from

We offer a variety of in-house training opportunities relating to the discipline of Occupational Therapy

We offer a full Occupational Therapy Assistant development programme each year with a variety of relevant topics

There is scope for external additional training opportunities

We support the learning and professional growth of our staff members and have supported several OTAs to progress towards studying for an Occupational Therapy qualification.

Cygnet Benefits

• 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'd be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact Jacqui Russon (Head of Occupational Therapy) - Apply.

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.