Neonatal Occupational Therapist Advanced

We are seeking a part time Neonatal Occupational Therapist for a fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave within our team. For candidates interested in a full-time, fixed-term position, please get in touch to inquire about additional opportunities on other pathways within the children's occupational therapy team that may complement the advertised vacancy., Join our dynamic and passionate AHP Neonatal team as an Advanced Specialist Occupational Therapist! If you have a strong clinical background in paediatric complex needs and neonatal care, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of high-risk infants. The exact nature of your role, including whether you will work on the neonatal unit, the developmental follow-up clinic, or a combination of both, will be tailored based on your experience. You will be supporting our enthusiastic team of neonatal therapists, who deliver developmentally informed care across two Level 2 neonatal units in Lewisham and Woolwich, and provide developmental follow-up clinics in the vibrant borough of Lewisham., In this role, you will provide vital clinical expertise, working closely with an established neonatal occupational therapist and collaborating with a supportive, multidisciplinary team. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking service dedicated to advancing neonatal care and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our youngest patients. To provide Advanced neonatal Occupational Therapy service to high risk neonates. With this post there is a need to be able to provide a specialist service in:

• Neonatal care
• Premature babies up until the age of 2 years of age.
To support the co-ordination and delivery of the Neonatal Occupational Therapy services. To provide support and guidance to other therapists and the MDT as required. To work with Neonatal unit and community AHPs, supporting them to establish programs of support, facilitating delivery of interventions recommended ensuring they are able to meet children's Occupational Therapy needs To collate statistical and activity data relating to the caseload of the clinician. To assist in the meeting of clinical targets. and performance indicators. To ensure services provided are evidence-informed and to plan and participate in clinical audit, research and development related to team and to specialist area. To contribute to the overall development of the AHP Neonatal service as the service evolves in line with organisational changes., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development 5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations