Advanced Hand Therapist

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stafford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an ambitious Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join a friendly team at a leading NHS Trust. This role focuses on providing rehabilitative care for patients with upper limb and hand conditions post-surgery. You will have the chance to demonstrate your skills in a specialty area, lead a clinical team, and contribute to service development. With strong links to universities, this position offers a pathway for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact in patient care. If you're eager to advance your career in a supportive environment, this role is for you!

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy required.
• Registered with HCPC and experience in hand therapy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical delivery of care in the upper limb service.
• Lead a clinical team and organize staff and resources.
• Provide specialist training to therapy staff.

Skills

Assessment and treatment of hand injuries

Splinting

Leadership and team management

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Teaching and supervising students

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

Registered with HCPC

Postgraduate experience in specialty area

Working towards a higher qualification (e.g., Masters)

Job description

Main area Upper Limb and Hands Advanced OT/ Physiotherapist Grade Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed term 6 months) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Flexible working considered) Job ref 205-6844291

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site County Hospital Town Stafford Salary PA Closing 02/01/2025 23:59

Advanced Hand Therapist

Band 7

Job overview

At UHNM, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and proactive Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who would like to work as part of a friendly, welcoming and experienced Hand Service, providing care to patients post-surgery and following trauma to their upper limb, with a special interest in hands. The post sits within our UHNM team but is predominantly based at County Hospital, delivering outpatient rehabilitative care and involvement in the Hand Fracture clinics.

This post provides an excellent opportunity for a therapist to demonstrate and develop their skills in a specialty area; provide clinical and professional leadership, embed evidence-based service development and deliver essential assessment and treatment to patients in a progressive University Hospital, having strong links with Keele, Coventry and Derby Universities.

Skills and experience in assessment and treatment of hand injuries and conditions including splinting are required.

We are open to those working at band 6 level, who would like an opportunity for career progression and can provide evidence of appropriate development and ambitions, as well as those already working at band 7 level.

If you feel you have the experience required and want to take the opportunity to work at an acute trust, then we would love to hear from you. The successful candidate will be expected to fully invest in the Trust Values of Compassion, Improving, Safer and Together.

Main duties of the job

Supervision will be provided by Principal Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, supervision, internal training, and external learning. The post forms part of a larger combined therapies team, offering a wider range of learning opportunities. There will be the opportunity to support and supervise Occupational Therapy students.

• To work as a specialized practitioner managing the clinical delivery of care in the upper limb service outpatients.
• To lead a clinical team and organize staff and resources to meet service standards and demands.
• To be responsible for the provision of specialist training to therapy staff and other members of the MDT.
• Use analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret, analyze and evaluate complex information from a variety of sources.
• To provide cover for other teams within the Directorate based on your knowledge, skills, and competencies in order to meet changing priorities and service demands.
• To oversee therapy provision within fracture clinics.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfill their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for the Advanced Occupational/ Physiotherapist post. We are happy to support candidates to come and visit our teams and the clinical areas if requested.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of personal and professional development
• Postgraduate (NHS) experience with considerable experience in specialty area
• Working towards a higher qualification relevant to specialty e.g Masters Degree
• Experience of working as a Senior Therapist within a hands or upper limb environment
• Experience of teaching students, staff, and other professional groups
• Experience of supporting/supervising staff
• Experience gained with splinting and treatment and assessment of upper limb conditions

Personal Qualities

• Evidence of teamwork

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
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If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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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.