Specialist Children`s Occupational Therapist
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
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.
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Job 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
Additional Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working at a senior level in neonatal clinics
* Training in relevant specialised assessments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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