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FIXED TERM POST - 12 MONTHS
NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
- To provide an expert high quality specialist OT service to children within the neonatal service as part of a multidisciplinary team
- To work closely with the multi disciplinary team, carers, Education staff, and other healthcare professionals, to achieve integrated management of children with neonatal conditions
- To provide an expert resource for the management of neonates including, but not limited to babies born very prematurely and those with additional needs and or developmental delay.
- To provide expert direct clinical care which encompasses Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment and advice on appropriate management for neonates across acute and community sectors.
- Independently evaluate children referred to the neonatal service by G.P’s other paediatric Consultants and other health professionals. The post-holder provides direct clinical care to their own caseload, which encompasses highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of complex paediatric patients.
- To act as an expert clinical educator in the field of paediatric Neonatology to families, education, healthcare and social work staff, and voluntary services.
- To encourage high clinical standards including the development of innovative working practices and expert specialist skills
- Lead and support research and clinical effectiveness activities to extend professional practice e.g. devise or test new clinical benchmarks, outcome measures and clinical indicators.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Catherine Mcderment on 0131 536 0351.