Main area: Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 7.5 hours per week
Job ref: 427-6857171
Employer: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal United Hospital’s Bath
Town: Bath
Salary: Dependent on experience
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Job Overview
We are seeking an appropriately experienced Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist to provide specialist Occupational Therapy input into the Multidisciplinary post NICU clinics and Therapy Follow up clinics for preterm babies. The successful post holder will have proven experience with this population of children and demonstrate an ability to use appropriate standardised tests to predict future abilities of the babies assessed in clinic. The post holder will have excellent communication, team working and organisational skills. They will work closely with an experienced, skilled Specialist Children’s Physiotherapist within a wider team of Children’s Therapists. The post will be based in the Children’s Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath.
Main Duties of the Job
* To organise the monthly 3 month corrected age Neonatal Developmental Multi-Disciplinary (MDT) clinic with a Band 7 Specialist Children’s Physiotherapist.
* To assess babies at the 3 month corrected age MDT clinic using standardised developmental assessment tools such as the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development to screen babies. To assess and evaluate the babies’ outcome and to arrange further therapy follow up if required.
* To organise and provide follow up assessments for babies identified as high risk from the 3 month MDT clinic, working with a Band 7 Specialist Children’s Physiotherapist. To use critical observational skills and appropriate standardised assessments to determine the risk of long term developmental problems through a short burst of therapy input.
* To carry out 2 year Bayley assessments and complete associated administrative tasks when required.
* To refer at risk babies on to local Community Therapy teams for ongoing follow up.
Working for Our Organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see the full job description and personal specification attached for more details of the requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Current HPC registration
Knowledge & Experience
* Evidence of recent working with premature babies as an OT
* Knowledge of standardised validated assessment tools and outcome measures relevant to this post
* Evidence of experience of using specialist assessments relevant to this post
Skills
* Evidence of excellent written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
* Good clinical reasoning skills relevant to this post
* Excellent organisational skills
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working at a senior level in neonatal clinics
* Training in relevant specialised assessments
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Katherine Whiting
Job title: Specialist Children’s NICU Occupational Therapist
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 01225 824220
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