Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist: Neonates

We have been fortunate to gain additional funding to expand our Occupational Therapy service provision to the Neonatal service at NUH

As we embark on this expansion we are now looking to recruit to a full time permanent Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (37.5hours)

We will support part-time staff applications at a minimum of 0.6wte (22.5hrs/week) working Monday- Wednesday (plus any additional days pending WTE)

You will be supported by a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and a part-time Highly Speciality Occupational Therapist, as well as the wider Childrens Occupational Therapy team. You will also be working closely with our Neonatal AHP colleagues in Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Dietetics and the wider MDT to deliver a comprehensive Neonatal service., Early intervention and individualised infant care, using a Family Integrated Care approach on the Neonatal Unit (NNU) aims to reduce the developmental risks for infants born prematurely or with perinatal problems.

As the Specialist Neonatal Occupational Therapist you will:

Utilise advanced skills and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to infants and parents/carers in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, at all times ensuring that the needs of the infant and their family are placed at the centre of care delivery.

Demonstrate active participation and leadership in projects and activities that support developmental care and the unit's priorities.

Be engaged in clinical evaluation and audit activity in partnership with the wider AHP/Unit team.

Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice

This post supports both our in-patient Neonatal units at QMC and City campus where you will be required to will work cross-site. You may be required to see Out-patients as this role and service develops.

As part of the wider Childrens Occupational Therapy team you will support a rostered weekend working service to support our MSK in-patient discharges. This is approximately 1 weekend day every 8 weeks.

enthusiastic about developing the specialist and unique OT role within Neonates?

confidently able to demonstrate the value of occupational therapy for neonates, helping to establish OT as a key profession within the MDT?

experienced in working within neonatal care/paediatrics with knowledge of developmentally sensitive care and keen to build on these skills to work within neonates?

able to work autonomously and provide specialist OT assessment and interventions to infants and their families?

The Children's Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence based care and innovative ways of working.

Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to.

You will be supported to access; relevant training and learning opportunities, supervision, and support from the East Midlands Operational Delivery Network for Neonates.