Social Therapist
- Cygnet Hospital Ealing, London, W5 2HT
- £14.50 per hour
- Allied Health and Psychology
- Full time
- Closes 13 Nov 2026
- Cygnet Hospital Ealing, London, W5 2HT
- £14.50 per hour
- Closes 13 Nov 2026
- Full time
- Social Worker
- Allied Health and Psychology
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.
We are looking for a Social Therapist to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Ealing.
About the Role
As a Social Therapist, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team on an in-patient ward. With supervision, support, and training, you will deliver interventions defined within the personalised care plan, spend time engaging, connecting, and supporting service users, families, carers, and friends through their recovery pathway. You will help facilitate activities/groups and ward-based projects and be actively involved in every aspect of their physical, psychological, and social care of people who use our service.
Working Hours
You will be expected to work 38.5 hours a week (Days and night shifts) across a 7-day rota, between 7:30am to 8:00pm and 7:30pm to 8:00am.
Pay Rate
Pay rate - £14.50 Per Hour (Increasing to £14.80 per hour after 3 months).
Important Note
**Please note due to the nature of the service we can only currently take on Female applicants**
About New Dawn Ward
New Dawn Ward is our 9-bedded female specialist Tier 4 service, providing treatment, care, and support for women with a personality disorder who are ready to engage in therapy.
About Cygnet Hospital Ealing
Cygnet Hospital Ealing provides a welcoming, non-institutional environment, offering personalised treatment for service users with an eating disorder or personality disorder over two separate wards.
Your Day-to-Day
- Assess service users for social therapy as part of a multidisciplinary needs assessment
- Plan & deliver social therapy observations & activities & determine their effectiveness
- Provide a variety of individual & group therapy work relating to social situations
- Monitor, evaluate & adapt ongoing clinical work according to each individual’s needs
- Attend clinical meetings & communicate with colleagues, agencies & families/carers
- Comply with the codes of practice.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Is…
- Qualified in Social Therapy – Degree/Postgraduate Diploma/Masters or equivalent
- Registered with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council)
- Experienced within a care environment, or with a passion for working in this setting
- A UK driving licence holder who can escort service users on visits & trips when required
- Preferably experienced in a multidisciplinary team & in an evidence-based framework.
Why Cygnet? We’ll Offer You…
- Pay rate - £14.50 Per Hour (Increasing to £14.80 per hour after 3 months)
- Strong career progression opportunities
- Monthly reflective practice, & support with CPD opportunities
- Expert clinical supervision & peer support
- Employee referral scheme
- Pension scheme
- “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount saving.
Please note, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Please note this advert may close early, if we receive a high level of applicants.
What Next?
If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.
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Founded in 1988, Cygnet is a leading UK provider of specialist mental health services, learning disability services, autism support and social care.
With services across the UK, Cygnet supports thousands of people every day through a wide range of inpatient and community-based services designed to help people achieve better outcomes and live healthier, more independent lives.
Our teams work across hospitals, residential services and supported living environments, supporting young people and adults with complex mental health needs, learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries and eating disorders. Every service is centred around providing safe, compassionate and person-focused care.
At Cygnet, we believe that everybody deserves the opportunity to live a life that feels meaningful, fulfilling and hopeful. That means creating environments where people feel supported, respected and empowered to make progress at their own pace.
Support looks different for every individual. For some people, it may involve helping them regain confidence and independence following a period of mental ill health. For others, it may mean providing specialist support around communication, daily living skills or emotional wellbeing. Whatever the journey looks like, our focus is always on helping people move towards a more positive future.
Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, they help people achieve milestones that can have a lasting impact — whether that’s building trust, developing new skills, reconnecting with loved ones or taking steps towards greater independence.
Because of this, working at Cygnet is about far more than delivering care. It’s about building genuine relationships, creating opportunities for recovery and helping people realise their potential.
Many of our roles don’t need previous experience in healthcare or social care. What matters most is sharing our values (Care, Respect, Empower, Trust and Integrity) and a genuine desire to support others. In return, Cygnet provides comprehensive training, ongoing development and clear opportunities to build a rewarding long-term career.
For many colleagues, the most rewarding part of the role is knowing they’ve made a meaningful difference to somebody’s life.
At Cygnet, those moments matter every single day.