Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 12 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-NM367
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £16,530 - £18,811 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Neonatal Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Job overview
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship due to the part time hours. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Main duties of the job
- Providing advanced assessment and treatment for neonates with complex developmental needs.
- Leading on developmental and family-integrated care within the neonatal service.
- Supporting, educating and empowering parents and carers to actively participate in their baby's care.
- Delivering specialist training and education to the wider neonatal workforce.
- Contributing to service development, quality improvement, audit and clinical governance initiatives.
- Working collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team and neonatal network to improve developmental outcomes for babies and families.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a motivated clinician who is passionate about neonatal care and developmental practice.
Essential Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration.
- Membership of an appropriate professional body.
- Relevant postgraduate education or training.
- Experience working as a paediatric or neonatal therapist.
- Specialist neonatal clinical knowledge and skills.
- Knowledge of developmental care approaches, including Family Integrated Care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of audit and service improvement activities.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable Requirements
- Master's level study.
- Specialist neonatal training such as Brazelton, Bayley Scales or Prechtl qualifications.
- Membership of a relevant special interest group.
- Experience leading change or service developments.
- Research involvement and presentation experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Relevant post graduate education or training
Desirable criteria
- Specialist neonatal training (eg. Brazelton, Bayley, Prectl)
- Masters level study
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working as a paediatric or neonatal OT
- Experience of audit and service improvement activities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of change management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist neonatal clinical knowledge and skills
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Allen
- Job title
- Senior Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006145000
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