Band 6 Upper Limb Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Birmingham is looking for a motivated Band 6 Upper Limb Therapist (OT or Physiotherapist) to join their hand therapy rehabilitation department. This role involves working within a vibrant team, conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and managing complex cases. The ideal candidate will have experience in hand therapy and strong communication skills. The organization offers support for ongoing professional development and opportunities for advanced practice.

Benefits

Comprehensive in-service training

Support for CPD and personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in hand assessments and treatment modalities for hand injuries.
• Ability to work autonomously and develop clinical skills.
• Good clinical reasoning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and develop treatment plans for patients with hand injuries.
• Manage a diverse caseload across two sites.
• Participate in research and support staff development.

Skills

Hand assessments

Treatment modalities

Clinical analysis and reasoning

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy qualification (BSc or MSc)

Registration with HCPC

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Upper Limb Therapist

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Do you want to work in a dynamic, innovative trust with state of the art facilities and where there is a strong focus on CPD/staff development?

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham is a large Major Trauma Unit near the City Centre with excellent transport links. The Hand Service within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a regional hand centre accepting patients with acute and complex needs.

This post will be based within our hand therapy rehabilitation department where there is a vibrant and supportive team of specialist OTS, Physiotherapists and Therapy assistants. With opportunities to work in specialist multidisciplinary hand clinics alongside Consultant Hand Surgeons and also management of inpatient hand injuries.

We are looking for a motivated and flexible Band 6 Hand Therapist OT or Physiotherapist to join our expanding team. New investments and developments in our Hand Service have meant there are exciting opportunities within the team for an experienced therapist looking to move into a senior position or for candidates who are looking to develop their experience further working alongside a large team of experienced therapists, consultants and the wider MDT.

The Hand Therapy service actively supports CPD and personal development for all staff. We have a comprehensive in service training programme and run courses within the department.

See person specification and Job Description for further details.

Please contact [e-mail], Clinical Specialist OT

Main duties of the job

You will need to have experience of various hand assessments and treatment modalities in the rehabilitation of hand injuries and conditions, including good splinting skills. Additionally having good clinical analysis and reasoning in your assessment and applying treatment options is required. Having a good working knowledge of anatomy and physiology is desirable, with certainty of progressing this further. You must be keen to develop your Hand Therapy clinical skills further whilst developing greater responsibilities in your caseload and time management. Good communication skills and organisational skills are required and will also be developed. There are opportunities to experience staff management, such as supervision and participating in student development and learning.

There are opportunities to work across two sites, QEHB and Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, creating a mixed caseload of trauma and elective patients.

The department is involved in a variety of research projects and is committed to embedding evidence based care with the aim of improving patient outcomes.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy or professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc or MSc. (E)
• Registration with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC)(E)
• COT/CSP or equivalent professional registration. (E)
• Evidence of commitment to advanced clinical and non-clinical continued professional development within own speciality, e.g. post registration training, management competencies and evidence of a detailed personal development portfolio. (E)
• Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses and CPD (E)
• Member of relevant professional clinical interest group (BAHT / BESS / MACP etc.)
• Attended student educator course

Experience

• Considerable post registration experience of which should an acute NHS organisation and completion of core rotations in MSK / Hand Therapy / Neuro (E)
• Experience of staff management e.g. supervision and support of staff. (E)
• Involvement in Multi professional team working (E)
• Basic skill competency
• Complex splinting ability (D)
• BAHT level 1/11 course

Additional Criteria

• Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area & undertake clinical analysis and reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment of patients and apply broad standards & guidelines to own practice. (E)
• Good clinical reasoning (E)
• Able to demonstrate the ability to select and apply a range treatment options for a range of clinical presentations. (E)
• Able to demonstrate advanced physical skills especially in precision, dexterity and hand-eye/sensory co-ordination to undertake e.g. palpation and mobilisation at an advanced level. (E)
• Good verbal & written skills; able to communicate complex clinical information in a clear and logical manner to patients, colleagues and other healthcare professional concerning a wide range of clinical situations. (E)
• Good organisational skills including prioritisation and delegation (E)
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of patients. (E)
• Competent knowledge and skill in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex acute and chronic clinical presentations.
• Excellent knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Good knowledge and application of all areas of Clinical Governance including Quality, Audit and Risk management
• Knowledge and understanding of the research process with reference to awareness of EBP and application to clinical practice, using good clinical reasoning skills.
• Understands the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Good understanding of principles of data and statistics and experience of their use in evaluation of service delivery
• Good understanding of IT systems and its application to clinical practice.
• Strong sense of professional integrity, and compliance with Trust vision and values.
• Ability to be self-motivated and to motivate team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Physically fit and resilient, able to meet the physical and emotional demands of the post.
• Able and willing to work flexibly to meet service priorities.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills and able to meet deadlines and targets.
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust