Head Occupational Therapist
Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.Are 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 AdultsSalary: £56,000 per yearContract Duration: 9 months fixed term contractSummary of the siteCygnet Hospital Harrow provides support across two service lines: Adults requiring acute in-patient services, and a service for men with dual diagnosis of Mental Illness and Autism.Clinical: You would be responsible for the assessment and treatment of occupational dysfunction for a small caseload.
Cygnet Harrow benefits from a full multidisciplinary team including speech and language therapy, psychology, psychiatry, nursing and support staff.Leadership: As the Head of Department, you will provide innovative leadership and management over the OT service, which comprises 3 occupational therapists and 3 occupational therapy assistants.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 servi