We are excited to offer a newly created Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist post, funded through new investment to enhance outcomes for children and young people with upper limb conditions under orthopaedic care. This is a unique opportunity to shape and develop a specialist upper limb therapy service, working with children who have experienced upper limb injury, undergone orthopaedic surgery, or require intervention related to neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy.
You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions, including rehabilitation following orthopaedic procedures, Botox injections, and tendon lengthening or transfer surgeries, supporting children to maximise function, independence, and participation.
You will also be a valued member of the wider specialist OT team, providing clinical support and education to more junior staff and become a source of expertise both locally and nationally.
We are looking for an innovative, inclusive clinician who is passionate about delivering a high-quality patient centred service, someone with advanced clinical and leadership skills, who is confident to challenge current practice and ensure that our patients receive up-to-date evidence-based treatments. In-service training programmes & staff appraisal systems are in operation to support your development to enable you to meet the demands of the post.
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a specialised tertiary centre, taking the most complex referrals from both local and national centres. We host a range of highly specialised services and have links to local universities. You will work within a therapy team with a vast amount of experience with easy access to wider teams at BRHC. The post holder will:
Provide a highly specialised Occupational Therapy Service including the assessment, treatment and management of children and young people under the care of the upper limb orthopaedics team.
Be a core member of the upper limb MDT, assisting in the development, planning and progression of service provision
Act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience in the highly skilled management of children presenting with functional upper limn difficulties due to cerebral palsy, trauma or limb difference
Provide specialist advice and education to other members of the MDT, presenting at local, national and international meetings.
Support the wider paediatric occupational therapy team as required
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
