Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced innovative Paediatric OT to join our service as it develops and expands. This newly created role will involve working within the Neonatal Unit and with Early years children with complex needs graduating from the neonatal unit.
The post is 15 hours within our Neonatal care unit at Wirral University Teaching Hospital alongside our dedicated team of Neonatologists, Paediatric staff nurses, Physio, Dieticians and Speech and Language Therapist. This role provides the exciting opportunity to develop the delivery of OT services within the Neonatal Unit. The role will also involve the transition and follow up of complex neonates into the home and community settings and working closely with our highly experienced Early Years team to deliver an excellent follow up service for this cohort of patients. Whilst you may not have direct experience within the speciality of neonates and early years, you can provide evidence of relevant transferable skills pertinent to the role. You will work alongside the Clinical lead in Early years providing support, training and supervision to other therapists within the team.
There will be opportunity to work alongside the neonatologists and Paediatricians to follow up, measure outcomes and inform improvements to service delivery within this area of OT. There will be support available from the North West Neonatal Network offering advice and feedback to support your professional and personal development.
Main duties of the job
To work alongside neonatal consultants, neonatal nurses and other AHPs to provide a multidisciplinary approach care to babies within the neonatal unit and within community settings on transition.
To promote infant neurodevelopment on the neonatal unit by empowering parents/caregivers to provide developmentally supportive care, considering adaptations tothe environment to promote an optimal sensory experience for brain development.
To support the parent-infant relationship, helping parents to understand and respond to behavioural cues and signs of stress, helping infants to regulate their body systems andparticipate in co-occupations such as sleeping, feeding, and early interaction.
To provide specialist assessment and early intervention for sensory, motor, attention, regulation and play development to support the infant to reach their development potential.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
To work autonomously and innovatively to meet the goals of children and families.
To provide education, advice and support to patients, parents/carers and the wider staff team.
To maintain ongoing CPD through training opportunities and liaison with colleagues in the North West Network
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be the key lead for providing and developing high quality of care within own speciality; to constantly strive to improve and develop AHP services (within the clinical governance framework), and to create an environment in which excellence in clinical care flourishes.
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including patient treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation (within clinical governance framework).
To ensure effective management of own specialist caseload and to maintain high standards of clinical practice
To be responsible for the training of own profession staff (post graduate and undergraduate) in core and specialist area of work , and other AHP staff groups, by identifying learning needs and leading on actions to meet these needs To be responsible for own CPD.
To be an autonomous practitioner, requiring highly developed specialist knowledge to assess patients with complex needs, identifying problems and formulating individualised treatment plans; making treatment decisions and evaluating effectiveness of treatment using well developed clinical reasoning skills.
To ensure full and accurate documentation records are kept of own patient interventions and to be responsible for ensuring that other team members maintain documentation standards in line with legal, local, national and professional guidelines. To ensure that accurate information (including national and local statistics) is entered on computerised records.
To be responsible for clinical audit activity in order to evaluate specialist services, working in conjunction with the clinical team leaders, leading to identifying appropriate service development or improvements /maintenance of standards of care. To effectively manage change .To ensure that new and existing protocols/ guidelines are implemented, and to develop guidelines when appropriate founded on evidence-based practice and in accordance with professional, local and national guidelines.
To ensure effective communication (verbal and written) with professionals, non-professionals and patients regarding patient treatment & advice.
To ensure appropriate use of risk assessment and to take appropriate action when risk is identified. To monitor the safety and safe use of all equipment used.
To have the Freedom to Act guided by broad occupational, hospital and national guidelines. Guidance may be provided by peers, managers or external reference points.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be the key lead for providing and developing high quality of care within own speciality; to constantly strive to improve and develop AHP services (within the clinical governance framework), and to create an environment in which excellence in clinical care flourishes.
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including patient treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation (within clinical governance framework).
To ensure effective management of own specialist caseload and to maintain high standards of clinical practice
To be responsible for the training of own profession staff (post graduate and undergraduate) in core and specialist area of work , and other AHP staff groups, by identifying learning needs and leading on actions to meet these needs To be responsible for own CPD.
To be an autonomous practitioner, requiring highly developed specialist knowledge to assess patients with complex needs, identifying problems and formulating individualised treatment plans; making treatment decisions and evaluating effectiveness of treatment using well developed clinical reasoning skills.
To ensure full and accurate documentation records are kept of own patient interventions and to be responsible for ensuring that other team members maintain documentation standards in line with legal, local, national and professional guidelines. To ensure that accurate information (including national and local statistics) is entered on computerised records.
To be responsible for clinical audit activity in order to evaluate specialist services, working in conjunction with the clinical team leaders, leading to identifying appropriate service development or improvements /maintenance of standards of care. To effectively manage change .To ensure that new and existing protocols/ guidelines are implemented, and to develop guidelines when appropriate founded on evidence-based practice and in accordance with professional, local and national guidelines.
To ensure effective communication (verbal and written) with professionals, non-professionals and patients regarding patient treatment & advice.
To ensure appropriate use of risk assessment and to take appropriate action when risk is identified. To monitor the safety and safe use of all equipment used.
To have the Freedom to Act guided by broad occupational, hospital and national guidelines. Guidance may be provided by peers, managers or external reference points.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC in Occupational Therapy, Dietetics or Speech & Language
- HPCP Registration
- At least 4 years post grad experience (including Experience as band 5 AHP to consolidate basic post-graduate skills & to develop more specialist skills followed by appropriate experience in a relevant area of work at band 6 (or equivalent) level
Desirable
- Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy, British Dietetic Association, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists or similar
- Evidence of significant and relevant post registration training and relevant evidence in CPD portfolio in order to prove development of specialist clinical skills and development of highly developed specialist knowledge. Profession specific training in specialist area, recognised as equating to masters level, e.g MACP, Sensory Integration training, Bobath, PENG clinical update etc
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well developed theoretical knowledge under pinning physiotherapy practice
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
- Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
- Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Demonstrate a high degree of expertise and competency in a wide range of skills which involves assessment and treatment underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge. Experience of highly complex caseload management. Experience of advising and guiding others within profession and other members of the MDT.
- Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own case load, including complex patients, and time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skill to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems and appropriate treatment plan
- To have the analytical ability to be able to review treatment / services, with evidence of taking part in audit
- Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to identify learning needs and develop the skills of staff and students in speciality. This includes mentorship, appraisal, supervision and training
Desirable
- Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service.
- Ability to show initiative
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Ability to organise own workload and administrational procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC in Occupational Therapy, Dietetics or Speech & Language
- HPCP Registration
- At least 4 years post grad experience (including Experience as band 5 AHP to consolidate basic post-graduate skills & to develop more specialist skills followed by appropriate experience in a relevant area of work at band 6 (or equivalent) level
Desirable
- Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy, British Dietetic Association, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists or similar
- Evidence of significant and relevant post registration training and relevant evidence in CPD portfolio in order to prove development of specialist clinical skills and development of highly developed specialist knowledge. Profession specific training in specialist area, recognised as equating to masters level, e.g MACP, Sensory Integration training, Bobath, PENG clinical update etc
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Well developed theoretical knowledge under pinning physiotherapy practice
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
- Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
- Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Demonstrate a high degree of expertise and competency in a wide range of skills which involves assessment and treatment underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge. Experience of highly complex caseload management. Experience of advising and guiding others within profession and other members of the MDT.
- Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own case load, including complex patients, and time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skill to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems and appropriate treatment plan
- To have the analytical ability to be able to review treatment / services, with evidence of taking part in audit
- Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to identify learning needs and develop the skills of staff and students in speciality. This includes mentorship, appraisal, supervision and training
Desirable
- Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service.
- Ability to show initiative
- Good organisational skills
Desirable
- Ability to organise own workload and administrational procedures
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).
