Occupational Therapist (Band 5)

Job summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a rewarding career experience?

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

Service Line: Mental Health Adults (Female Acute services)

Cygnet Woking/ Woking Lodge is a 94 bedded hospital with a variety of different wards, including two locked rehab wards (male), two low secure services (male and female), three acute wards (male and two female), and a PICU (female).

We have a designated qualified OT on each ward, with OTAs supporting across the service, as Activity Coordinators supporting the activities around the hospital.

Our environment has a holistic focus and includes a gym, ADL kitchen, Recovery College, Hair Salon, library, Tuck-shop and other therapeutic spaces.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational needs on the female acute ward (Kahlo) under the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist.

You may hold supervisory responsibility for others, and will be expected to take a leadership role in specific projects. An integral part of this role will be supporting student education within the team.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work collaboratively with Psychology, Psychiatry, Nurses, mental health support workers and ward admin staff.

As a member of the OT team, you will be supported and work alongside qualified OTs, OTAs and activity coordinators.

About us

Cygnet 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.

Details

• Date posted: 23 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £34,527 a year
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 16 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: VPBB8124E8
• Job locations: Woking, GU21 2QS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its 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 Us

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

Service Line: Mental Health Adults (Female Acute services)

Salary: £34,527 per year

Contract Duration: Fixed term from now until Dec 2027

Summary of the site

Cygnet Woking/ Woking Lodge is a 94 bedded hospital with a variety of different wards, including two locked rehab wards (male), two low secure services (male and female), three acute wards (male and two female), and a PICU (female). We have a designated qualified OT on each ward, with OTAs supporting across the service, as Activity Coordinators supporting the activities around the hospital. Our environment has a holistic focus and includes a gym, ADL kitchen, Recovery College, Hair Salon, library, Tuck-shop and other therapeutic spaces.

Within this role, you will provide assessment and treatment of occupational needs on the female acute ward (Kahlo) under the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist. You may hold supervisory responsibility for others, and will be expected to take a leadership role in specific projects. An integral part of this role will b e supporting student education within the team.

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will work collaboratively with Psychology, Psychiatry, Nurses, mental health support workers and ward admin staff.

As a member of the OT team, you will be supported and work alongside qualified OTs, OTAs and activity coordinators.

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 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.

Occupational Therapy Preceptorship & Induction:

We understand the pandemic has brought with it challenging times, and we recognise this may have had an impact on some of your placement experiences. We offer an Occupational Therapy 12 month preceptorship programme to support and consolidate core Occupational Therapy Skills.

5 reasons why you should make an application today

We care about people in our services

Expert clinical supervision and protected time for a weekly 1:1 with your clinical supervisor

Induction & service line training in area of specialism

Dedicated CPD time for peer support, skill development and specialist training 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
• Relocation package available
• 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 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: Courtney Greene (Head of OT) CourtneyGreene@cygnethealth.co.uk

RequirementsThe successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

*Recruitment agencies please note: Speculative emails are not to be sent directly to our clinical staff, these need to go via our internal recruitment team. If speculative candidates are sent directly to a member of the clinical team, we will consider these candidates as our own*

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