Welcome to The OT Life: A careers podcast from the OTs of Cygnet Health Care. We created The OT Life for OTs around the country who are interested in hearing from people who share the same passion for Occupational Therapy.We chat all things OT from our opinions about the profession, our role in health and social care, stories and experiences, and career advice.This is the place to help you make the most of the profession you love.https://join.cygnethealth.co.uk/ot-life/
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Welcome to Why We Care, the nursing career podcast from the people of Cygnet Health Care. We created this podcast to help and inspire nurses with advice, insights into working practices, and stories from our staff, service users, and patients. We called this podcast Why We Care because caring for others is at the heart of nursing. It truly is a life changing career. Thanks for listening, it means a lot to us.
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The OT Life - Discussions about lived experience, with Tom
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking to Tom. Last year Tom was still an inpatient at Cygnet Hospital Joyce Parker after suffering with his mental health. H…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Personality Disorder Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Personality Disorder Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occ…
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about CAMHS - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational therapists dev…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Secure Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Secure Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational ther…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Neuropsychiatric Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Neuropsychiatric Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupat…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Deaf Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Learning Deaf Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupation…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Learning Disability Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Learning Disability Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occu…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Acute & PICU Services
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Acute & PICU Services - which will be covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational t…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Social Care Services
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Welcome to Season 2 The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Social Care Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational th…
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The OT Life - Discussions about Rehabilitation Services
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Welcome to Season 2 The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. In this episodes we're talking about Rehabilitation Services - one of the areas covered in the book. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational…
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Welcome to Season 2 of The OT Life - Trailer
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Welcome to Season 2 The OT Life - the careers podcast for occupation therapists. In Season 2 we’re talking about a book that’s being written by the wonderful occupational therapists here at Cygnet. The OT Life is all about helping other occupational therapists develop their career and, in turn, the people they care for. And Season 2 is the perfect …
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S3|E4 Nurses reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing the profession
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Welcome to Why We Care: The Nursing Career Podcast. Nursing has it's challenges but there are a lot of opportunities to develop your career and help the people you care for. We take time out with some of the wonderful nurses here at Cygnet to talk about the challenges they've faced in the profession, and what they've learnt. And what's required of …
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S3|E3 How great collaboration helps your nursing career
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Welcome to Why We Care: The Nursing Career Podcast. What does great collaboration mean for your nursing career and, ultimately, the people you care for? We take time out with some of the wonderful nurses here at Cygnet to help your find the answers. In this episode Jo [Deputy Director of Nursing at Cygnet] is joined by Richard [Ward Manager] and So…
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S3|E2 Being a mental health nurse - what gets you through the tough times?
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Mental health nursing has its challenges. But what gets you through the tough times? We asked some of the nurses here at Cygnet. Find out more about nursing at Cygnet here: https://join.cygnetgroup.com/nursing/By Cygnet Health Care
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S3|E1 Mental health nursing - Stories about the impact we have
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Nursing is driven by a simple aim with a big impact. To make life better for the people we care for. There are many stories. We spoke to some of the nurses here at Cygnet about theirs. Find out more about nursing at Cygnet here: https://join.cygnetgroup.com/nursing/By Cygnet Health Care
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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 their experiences of mo…
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S1|E2: The role of Occupational Therapy in Senior Leadership
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In the second episode of The OT Life, we talk about senior leadership in Occupational Therapy. What’s the typical status of Occupational Therapists in organisations? Why should OTs be in senior leadership positions in organisations? What does good senior leadership look like, and how does it impact organisations? And what can OTs do to stand out in…
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S1|E1: The OT Life - Not just barbecues and bingo.
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In the first episode of The OT Life, we talk about the misconceptions of Occupational Therapists in health and social care. Don’t get us wrong, we love barbecues and bingo. They’re meaningful activities that help the lives of the people we care for, but we believe Occupational Therapy is so much more. Emma Crowcroft, Director of Occupational Therap…
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S2|E5: Celebrating Nursing Support Workers
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The role of support workers is so important in nursing. We all know someone who really makes a difference day in day out. And we all know someone who could become a support worker. Recently we celebrated National Nursing Support Workers’ Day for the amazing work that all support workers do across all organisations. Graham Staddon, one of our suppor…
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S2|E4: Creating a sense of belonging in teams
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During the summer we launched the Changing Lives Podcast for the staff here at Cygnet Health Care. We had some great chats for Season 1, so we’ve decided to share some of them here on Why We Care - The Nursing Career Podcast. Creating a sense of belonging is really important, especially in a new service like Joyce Parker Hospital. In this episode, …
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During the summer we launched the Changing Lives Podcast for the staff here at Cygnet Health Care. We had some great chats for Season 1, so we’ve decided to share some of them here on Why We Care - The Nursing Career Podcast. In this episode, Barry and Albert talk about resilience. At the time of recording, Barry Swire is Operations Director for th…
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What can organisations and teams learn about culture during the challenges of Covid? We cover this in our second episode of Season 2 of Why We Care - The Nursing Career Podcast. We chat with Jo, Keeley and Katie about the experiences and learnings they’ll take into the future. Jo is a Regional Nursing Director, Keeley is a Clinical Manager and Kati…
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What’s the value in having a nursing network and what does it take to set one up? We cover this in our first episode of Season 2 of Why We Care - The Nursing Career Podcast. During the summer, Jo, Keeley, and Katie chat about their experiences and share some advice. Jo is a Regional Nursing Director, Keeley is a Clinical Manager and Katie is a Hosp…
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“You get a chance to breathe. You sleep in a way that you haven’t slept for in years.” This is what care means to Jaden’s parents. Andrea and Andrew share their son’s story and the challenges they face. We dedicated a whole episode to Andrea and Andrew because they have so much to share. This heartfelt conversation brings home to us why we care.…
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Why do you work in healthcare? It’s a small question with some big answers. We hear about what it means to our staff to care for others. Thanks to our amazing staff for taking the time out of their busy schedules to chat with us. It’s great hearing why they do what they do. And during the tough times, it reminds us all why we work in healthcare.…
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Our patients and service users share their stories and experiences about what it means to be cared for. They also talk about what good care looks like. It means so much to hear from our service users. Thanks for sharing your advice and stories.By Why We Care
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S1|E3: Caring for your career when you’re busy caring for others
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How do you care for your career when you’re busy caring for others? Career development is more than training; it’s about the small things that make a big difference. Tom, Claire, and Dean are nurses here at Cygnet Health Care. They’re good friends and colleagues who have extensive experience between them. This episode is a candid chat about why the…
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S1|E4: Leading and enabling co-production of care with service users
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We learn a lot from our patients and service users. Raf, our Expert by Experience Lead, chats with Rowan. Raf is at the heart of our approach to co-production with service users and he shares some valuable experiences and advice on how he makes it all happen.By Why We Care
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