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Job summaryBase: Cygnet Hospital Bury - Buller Street, off Bolton Road, Bury, BL8 2BS Are you a Band 5 ready for your next challenge or an emerging Band 6 looking for a change? Would you like to explore a more rewarding clinical and managerial challenge? This could be your perfect opportunity. Cygnet Hospital Bury provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and CAMHS provision for adolescents.Main duties of the jobAt Cygnet Healthcare, we have a strong occupational focus through support and direction from Clinical Leads and our Occupational Therapy Directors. We use evidence-based practice within each of our service lines, as defined by our clinical steering groups, of which Occupational Therapists play a key role. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work as an autonomous clinician, providing specialist assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction. You will hold supervisory responsibility for others, and take a leadership role in specific projects. An integral part of this role will be supporting student education within the team. This role includes opportunities for learning, development and research, supported by a robust appraisal and supervision structure based on RCOTs Career Development Framework.About usCygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Across our 11 different service lines, we have evidence-based established models of care to ensure we provide the highest quality care and support. Our dedicated and expert teams of over 10 000 employees, support over 2800 individuals in a range of services across England, Scotland and Wales. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care, through co-production, recovery and rehabilitation. With over 150 Occupational Therapists, we 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.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAre you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience?About UsCygnet was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.Your RoleService Line: Mental Health Forensic (Low and Medium Secure Services)Salary:£36,808 £38,845 per year (an enhanced salary may be negotiable for anyone interested in this role who already has more than 5 years experience in a Band 6 equivalent role)Summary of the siteCygnet Bury is a large site consisting of 3 hospitals with a combined total of 15 wards. We have a Regional Lead of Occupational Therapy for the site and 3 Head Occupational Therapists for each of the hospitals to support the different services on site.Clinical: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for 13 service users. The clinical role would focus on one ward within our male Secure Mental Illness and Personality Disorder Service (MIPD low secure, and medium secure). You will work with a full multidisciplinary team in a coordinated way to support each service user develop their skills and move through our clinical model of care from admission to discharge.Leadership: You would report directly to the Head Occupational Therapist for the Hudson Hospital within Cygnet Bury, in the Secure Service line. You would also hold leadership and management responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy service of your allocated ward providing clinical and managerial supervision for activity co-ordinators and maybe allocated line management of an Occupational Therapy Assistant and/or a newly qualified Occupational Therapist. You will be required to share a leadership responsibility and consistently contribute to the Hospital wide Occupational Therapy provision across the 6 LSU and MSU wards within the Hudson Hospital. You may also be required at times to deputise for the Head Occupational Therapist.Our secure services at Cygnet Hudson Hospital, Bury are therapy and recovery focused, providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for both men and women. The aim is to effectively progress service users though the secure care pathway, into the least restrictive environment possible while working to reduce the possibility of readmission back into secure care.Occupational Therapy DirectorateUnder 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 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 todayWe care about people in our servicesExpert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisorInduction & service line training in area of specialismDedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and specialist trainingWe support and develop you to build skills and confidence for the next level in your career.Cygnet Health Care BenefitsFree parkingFree meals for staff on dutyRelocation package availableGroup pension plan helping you save for your futureNHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice.Plus much moreA career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether its 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, wed be more than happy to facilitate this. Please contact: Sheanagh Pearson-McAuliffe (Head Occupational Therapist for Cygnet Hudson Hospital) sheanaghpearsonmcPerson SpecificationGeneral RequirementsEssentialPlease refer to job description aboveDesirablePlease refer to job description aboveDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameCygnet Health CareAddressBuryBL8 2BSEmployer's websitehttps://www.cygnethealth.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)