Cygnet’s Occupational Therapy Conference 2025
Cygnet’s Occupational Therapy Conference 2025 – Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Elizabeth Lynk, Specialist Occupational Therapist at Cygnet Sherwood Lodge, shares her reflections on Cygnet’s Occupational Therapy Conference 2025, which took place on Wednesday 9th July. The blog includes video links to the presentations. Our regional team came together to watch the […]
Occupational Therapy Conference and Occupational Therapy Awards 2024
The 2024 Cygnet OT Conference Video – Part 1 On Wednesday 6th November we held our annual Occupational Therapy Conference and Awards. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Neurodiversity and Occupational Therapy’ and we were delighted to welcome a variety of speakers from Cygnet, public and independent sectors, as well as service users and […]
How Occupational Therapists make a difference by promoting independence and wellbeing
As part of Occupational Therapy Week Christy Wong, an Occupational Therapist at Cygnet Hospital Woking, shares her reflections on promoting independence and wellbeing, and how Occupational Therapists make a difference. I have been working at Cygnet Hospital Woking for 18 months in two female acute wards. My role includes assessing patients’ occupational therapy needs, providing […]
How Cygnet supports their staff who are looking to start a family
Donna has been an OT for almost 17 years. She started out in the NHS and spent several years there before coming to Cygnet over 4 years ago. Within 4 months of joining, Donna was promoted to a Clinical Team Lead (CTL) and is a Band 8. We ask a self-confessed workaholic about her recent […]
What is a Preceptorship like for an Occupational Therapist at Cygnet?
To answer this question, we recently sat down with Stacey Chishiri – a newly-qualified Occupational Therapist working at Cygnet Hospital Derby Our Occupational Therapists at Derby use carefully selected, graded, and adapted activities to assess and develop function across the spectrum of motor, cognitive, and sensory processing skills, to promote the development and maintenance of […]
How being an OT within Learning Disabilities offers a career where you really make a difference to the quality of people’s lives
Katherine is the Head Occupational Therapist in Southampton What made you want to be an OT? I never intended to become an Occupational Therapist – I’d always wanted a career as a primary school teacher. When I was in my late teens, my mum became significantly unwell – she had an OT visit her at […]
Why I became an OT and why I joined Cygnet
Sheeba Devendran a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist talks about why she became an OT and why she joined Cygnet What made you want to be an OT? I always wanted to work in a healthcare industry and aimed to undertake a career which involved genuine care for people. In our family, my brother chose to […]
The OT Life – Being a Band 7
What is life like as a Band 7 OT here at Cygnet? If you’re a Band 6 looking to take the next step, or a Band 7 wanting to do more, then our chat with Rebecca is here for you. Rebecca Griffiths, a Head Occupational Therapist tells us about life as a Band 7. She […]
The OT Experience at Cygnet
We spent some time with our Occupational Therapists on site here at Cygnet. Join them as they talk about their experiences and what it means to be an OT.
The OT Life Podcast – Implementing models of care
In the third episode of The OT Life, we talk about models of care – why are they important and what does it take to implement them? Emma Crowcroft, Director of Occupational Therapy for the Midlands & Wales, chats with fellow Occupational Therapists, Kerry Booth and Katie Condliffe. They answer these questions by tapping into […]