Sarah Tandy

Come join me at Preston Neonatal Unit! We currently have a 2.5 day role for an experienced OT who is looking at moving into neonates. Lancashire Teaching Hospital | current jobs and vacancies. @rcot @NWNeonatalODN @prestonnicu #NeonatalOT

How was this a week ago already?! 🤯 Back in 2020, my OT post was the only one in the whole Northwest—and just one day a week. Look at the Northwest OT team now - still small but very mighty! Hopefully, the first of many face-to-face meetings! #RCOT #NWNODN #NeonatalOT

Fantastic opportunity for a neonatal OT to join the team at Bolton jobs.boltonft.nhs.uk/job/v7101458 - thinking of developing skills in this area? Already working in neonates? Please get in touch for more information. Closes 7th April

Highly Specialist Neonatal Occupational Therapist | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust What a belting opportunity! Contact me for more details #NeonatalOT #NWNODN @boltonnhsft

What a team AHP/CCO/psych and pharmacy. A great conference to discuss, inform and work together as an MDT looking at the impact of neonatal care and how we can help and improve the journey for the babies, family and staff #W2RBConf24 missed you @PipRanson @SarahTandyOT

@NWNeonatalODN @PipRanson Sounds like a fab day, sorry to have missed it

From the moment of birth, babies are excellent communicators. They tell us how they feel through subtle changes in their autonomic stability and movements. Yawns are a sign of sensitivity that something needs to change

Happy (nearly the end of) #OTweek2023 to all my #occupationaltherapy colleagues both near and far. Amazing to have made such progress nationally for #neonatalOT this year ❤️ supporting infant and parent occupations #developmentalcare #AHP @RCOT_CYPF

As a neonatal occupational therapist, Sarah supports families to understand their baby’s behaviour before they can talk. Find out how she helps parents and carers adapt feeding, play time and bathing to suit their babies' needs: evelinalondon.nhs.uk/sarah #OTWeek

Everyone working in neonatal care has a duty to understand, support and share the benefits of breastmilk. Developmentally supportive, family centred neonatal care is a whole neonatal team approach

🗣️Calling #OccupationalTherapists Join our #neonatal forum for updates, peer support and to learn about the new #CareerDevelopmentFramework. 📅13th December ⏲️12:30-2pm 💻Zoom ***FREE for @RCOT_CYPF members*** 👇Register here👇 rcot.co.uk/events/special…

@CarolynJarman Couldn't agree more!! #cooccupations

@SarahTandyOT And from the moment we’re born occupations can be done to us or with us - I know which I’d prefer #NICUot

We do occupations from the moment we’re born – they’re essential to living. They give our lives meaning and purpose, they shape who we are, and help us connect with others. #OTWeek23 rcot.co.uk/occupation

Fab opportunity for a Band 7 OT to join the Regional Neuromuscle Team@Royal Preston Hospital. I've had the pleasure of working with this team so any questions please reach out :) you won't regret it! lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/join-our-workf…. @christian_goede @AmyParkes16 @RCOT_CYPF @NW_RCOT

Have you seen this amazing opportunity in the North West for an Occupational Therapist to join the neonatal team at Arrowe Park? jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… Please contact me if you wish to know more

Tomorrow is AHPs day across England! A day when AHPs/AHP teams connect and celebrate all AHPs working across our services. We encourage you to celebrate on the day itself and/or throughout the week! #AHPsDay2023 #AHPsDay #Neonatal #AHPCommunity

Baby massage is such a beautiful sensory co-occupation. McCarty et al (2023) discussed maternally-administered may benefit mothers of preterm infants by reducing anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms, and by improving maternal-infant interactions in the short-term.

Need to soothe a fussy baby? This mom knows an important secret: skin to skin contact. Watch what happens when mom snuggles up with Baby, bringing their faces into contact. Skin to skin has a number of benefits, not least of which is the release of oxytocin, sometimes known as a the “love” or “cuddle hormone.” What you’re seeing here is only a glimpse of its power, especially with newborns. In most delivery rooms, skin to skin contact is part of the standard birthing process in the minutes and hours immediately after birth - when the unclothed baby is placed directly on mom and/or dad’s bare chest. It helps to promote bonding, regulate breathing, and creates warmth and a feeling of security. The skin to skin practice known as “kangaroo care” has also been shown to produce strong positive effects in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) producing better movements, improved sleep and earlier hospital discharges for premature babies. Next time your baby needs comfort, try getting a little closer. You might be surprised by the result. 🎥 via the dadsnet on IG

Exciting news! Bolton NICU is hiring a band 7 OT jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… check out the link for more details and feel free to contact me to discuss more #neonatalOT