Job summary
- Are you a paediatric physiotherapist or occupational therapist looking to specialise in neonates?
- Are you an experienced neonatal therapist looking for a new challenge?
- Are you passionate about influencing outcomes for pre-term babies and their families?
If so, this new role could be the opportunity you've been looking for! We are looking for an experienced paediatric therapist from a Physiotherapy or Occupational therapy background to join our neonatal team on our level 2, 17 cot unit.
This new role will be based on the neonatal unit at Wexham Park Hospital to support the MDT in the developmental care of the babies on the unit. The role will be integral to developing and establishing pathways and policies as well as promoting the role of the developmental therapist within the neonatal MDT. We have strong links with our neonatal operational delivery network who are happy to provide training and peer support.
We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist with paediatric or neonatal experience. You will be keen to innovate and develop the service while working closely with your neonatal team colleagues. You will be part of the supportive and friendly paediatric therapy team.
Main duties of the job
PURPOSE OF JOB:
Early intervention on the Neonatal Unit (NNU) aims to reduce the developmental risks for infants born prematurely or with complex perinatal problems through an individualised, family centred model of care. The developmental specialist therapist will work closely with the multi-professional team and with parents, or other carers, to assess the infant's and family's current and future needs; to support the creation of a developmentally appropriate environment on the neonatal unit; to provide individualised treatment/care plans; to support timely discharge and to ease the transition to home. Teaching and training within the units forms a core part of this post.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts - We have three main hospitals: Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough, and we also provide integrated community services to North East Hampshire, Farnham and Surrey Heath in partnership with Virgin Care Services.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As an autonomous specialist practitioner, carry out advanced assessment and treatment of a highly specialist caseload of patients within neonates who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnoses and physiotherapy treatment indicated.
- Take lead responsibility and be accountable for developmental care on the neonatal unit, ensuring effective and efficient management of available resources to achieve departmental and Trust objectives.
- Provide regular teaching and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to infants and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, at all times ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. This may include developmental care, early intervention principals and other therapy specific topics.
- To promote the role of the developmental therapist on the neonatal unit by providing specialist education and training to other members of the neonatal team.
- Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice, clinical evaluation and audit activity.
- To be aware of and comply with Trust safeguarding policy and procedures.
For further details please see the attached main job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- As an autonomous specialist practitioner, carry out advanced assessment and treatment of a highly specialist caseload of patients within neonates who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnoses and physiotherapy treatment indicated.
- Take lead responsibility and be accountable for developmental care on the neonatal unit, ensuring effective and efficient management of available resources to achieve departmental and Trust objectives.
- Provide regular teaching and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to infants and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, at all times ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. This may include developmental care, early intervention principals and other therapy specific topics.
- To promote the role of the developmental therapist on the neonatal unit by providing specialist education and training to other members of the neonatal team.
- Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice, clinical evaluation and audit activity.
- To be aware of and comply with Trust safeguarding policy and procedures.
For further details please see the attached main job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Degree or equivalent in Physio or OT
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of relevant post graduate study
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a paediatric or neonatal therapist at B6 level
- Working knowledge of the NHS
- Evidence of participating in audit
Desirable
- Training in relevant specialist courses (Brazelton, Bailey, Prectl, LAPI etc)
- Involvement in research
Skills
Essential
- Supervision of less experienced staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Degree or equivalent in Physio or OT
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of relevant post graduate study
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a paediatric or neonatal therapist at B6 level
- Working knowledge of the NHS
- Evidence of participating in audit
Desirable
- Training in relevant specialist courses (Brazelton, Bailey, Prectl, LAPI etc)
- Involvement in research
Skills
Essential
- Supervision of less experienced staff
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
