Clinical Specialist OT - Neonates

A fabulous and exciting opportunity has arisen due to new funding for Neonatal Services at University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will involve working at both trust sites, Royal Derby Hospital on LNU and at Queens Hospital Burton SCBU.

The neonatal units have never had dedicated Occupational Therapy support and it will involve a close working relationship with the team of AHP's and especially physiotherapy.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Occupational Therapist to join the team which now includes a part time OT. You will hold a caseload of specialist and complex infants and therefore will need comprehensive knowledge and skills in clinical assessment techniques, advanced handling skills and awareness of the neurodevelopmental care for premature and vulnerable infants and principles of Family Integrated Care.

Alongside the clinical component this role will give the candidate/s the opportunity to be instrumental in the introduction, delivery and evaluation of Occupational Therapy to these units.

You can expect access to relevant training, clinical supervision and peer support running alongside a yearly performance development review.

Part time hours discussions would be considered,

• To be part of a group of Clinical Specialists for the Neonatal Occupational Therapy Speciality within the Trust, coordinating the Trust wide service development and evaluation and promote and ongoing culture of change and improvement within the service. The post holder will be expected to work across the acute sites at Royal Derby Hospital Level II facility and Queens Hospital Burton's SCBU.


• To provide clinical leadership in the field of neonatal Occupational Therapy across the acute sites of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, promoting the highest standards of patient care throughout the speciality, in line with local and national standards, policies and procedures.


• To provide highly specialist advice and education to occupational therapy staff, MDT members, nursing staff and other clinical specialities within the Trust.


• To support the parent-infant relationship, helping parents understand and respond to behavioural cues and signs of stress, helping infants to regulate their body systems and participate in co-occupations such as sleeping, feeding and early interaction.


• The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team on the neonatal units including Nursing staff, medical team, other Allied Health Professionals and support staff.


• To support timely discharge and provide anticipatory guidance to ease transition to home
  
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In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development


• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.


• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes


Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.


• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.


• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.


• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.


• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.


• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.


• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.


• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.