Specialist Occupational Therapist - Children's Service - Neonatal

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children's Occupational Therapy Team at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. This will be to set up and deliver an occupational therapy service for a busy level 3 neonatal unit.

You will work closely with the neonatal staff and as part of a dynamic and innovative team of dedicated allied health professionals working on the unit.

We are looking for an occupational therapist with significant clinical experience in Paediatric OT who can demonstrate they can manage a caseload of patients within the neonatal service and well as managing to establish a new service. Situated in the Women's and Neonatal Centre of New Cross Hospital, The Neonatal Unit is a 26 bedded multi professional unit providing care for all babies who develop intensive, high dependency and special care needs health care needs, and is also one of the designated network cooling centres. The philosophy of the ward is to support the family in caring for their baby and family integrated care is promoted. The unit also has a separate transitional care ward.

The post holder will be supported by the lead AHPs in the West Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network and the Trusts wider Children's Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Team.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy assessment and support to the level 3 neonatal unit at New Cross Hospital.

To be responsible for the development, planning and leadership of the Occupational Therapy service for babies within the neonatal service, prioritising clinical needs to provide an effective, efficient service.

To take responsibility for own professional actions, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills to manage a caseload including highly complex and specialist cases, evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgment.

To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of prematurity, congenital conditions and difficulties at birth on both the individual and family unit. To work alongside other members of the MDT to optimise the development of the individual and functioning of the family unit, and to signpost to relevant services on discharge.

To deliver education as required for neonatal staff and families alongside the wider neonatal AHP team to support improving practice for staff and increasing participation and confidence for families.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.