# Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist- Neonatology & Neurodevelopment > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-neonatology-and-neurodevelopment/6b01a4af-046d-4542-86b9-3bd6322babf5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-neonatology-and-neurodevelopment/6b01a4af-046d-4542-86b9-3bd6322babf5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Weston General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata for part time roles - **Contract type:** Permanent: Full or part time considered - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:32:18.377Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Neonatal_Occupational_Therapy/Neonatal_Occupational_Therapy-v8370884 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8370884?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The South West Neonatal Network has the exciting opportunity to recruit a Regional Lead Neonatal Occupational Therapist. If you are passionate about neonatal care and the role that Occupational Therapists and wider Allied Health Professionals play in supporting neonatal families, this opportunity is for you. The Network brings professionals together across the region to ensure that outcome and quality standards are improved within neonatal care, while encouraging continuity and consistency of access to neonatal services. The successful candidate will be a collaborative and innovative professional, with a drive to support development of the neonatal AHP workforce. ### Main duties of the job To work as a regional member of the South West Neonatal Network with a primary focus of supporting, developing and succession planning the Neonatal Occupational Therapy (OT) workforce. To facilitate, in line with the recommendations of the National Neonatal Critical Care Review (NCCR) and the NHS Long Term Plan (2019), the delivery of a service to all neonatal units within the network that supports equitable access to and provision of, highly complex, discipline specific, OT knowledge and skills to neonatal infants and their families. This is a regional post predominantly working from home or from a base office in Bristol. Some travel will be required across the South West region, with very occasional travel nationally. The Network is hosted by BFT. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description documents attached to this vacancy. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Aptitudes **Essential** - Good communication skills - Good team player - Leadership - Honest - Trustworthy - Hardworking ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Excellent organisational and time management skills - Excellent problem solving and analytical skills - Excellent clinical leadership skills - Sound IT skills - Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner - Proven responsibility for own decision making whilst working closely within a team - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills **Desirable** - Ability to fabricate upper limb splints from a range of materials ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Significant post graduate experience across a wide range of specialities - Experience working within paediatrics at a senior level (Band7 or above) including neonatal care, neurodevelopment or neurosciences - Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessment and interventions in neonatal units - Evidence working within a multidisciplinary team with clear understanding of roles and expectations - Proven experience of research, audit and/or service development - Proven experience in developing and delivering teaching, training and supervision of others - Experience managing individuals and managing team performance - Experience of guideline / policy writing - Knowledge of key national issues/agendas relevant to the neonatal field **Desirable** - Experience of hospital discharge planning and caseload prioritisation - Experience of prescribing specialised paediatric equipment. - Experience of regional working - Experience of leading and implementing service developments, including developing business cases and large scale change management ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - HCPC registered Occupational Therapist - Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy - Evidence of relevant post-graduate CPD equivalent to at least MSc level - Relevant Neonatal Training courses e.g. NBAS, NBO, FINE, Infant Bobath, Sensory Beginnings, General Movement, EI Smart, Bayley IV, miniAHA **Desirable** - Management / Leadership Training - Registration with RCOT - Master’s degree or ability/commitment to undertake a health care related higher degree (MA/MSc) and complete within 4-5 years ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (png, 132.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) - [network lead occupational therapist job description (pdf, 422.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698604) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.