Band 8a Hand Therapy Team Lead

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Band 8a Hand Therapy lead to head the outpatient service. The post includes line management of the Hand Therapy team and deputising for the Therapy Manager in clinics and admin areas.

You will undertake advanced assessment and treatment of complex hand patients, supervise bands 5–7 and students, contribute to service development and clinical innovation, and provide guidance to MDT colleagues.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Hand therapy experience is essential.
• Significant leadership experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of hand therapy outpatients.
• Hold operational and line management responsibility for the Hand Therapy service.
• Lead, plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate day-to-day neuromusculoskeletal outpatient services with the line manager.
• Lead teaching, supervision and appraisal of peers, bands 5–7, physiotherapy assistants and students.
• Deliver highly specialised care for complex hand therapy patients, including advanced assessment and interventions.
• Provide specialist guidance to MDT members and external professionals (GPs).
• Support the Therapy Manager in service development and clinical innovation.
• Deputise for the Therapy Manager in outpatient clinics and related areas as required.
• Evaluate day-to-day service operations and implement changes via policies and guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Appraisal

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy

Job description

This Band 8a post leads the Hand Therapy outpatient service at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, with line management of the team. Core work is advanced assessment and treatment of complex hand patients, plus teaching and appraising staff from band 5 to band 7 and students. The post sits within neuromusculoskeletal outpatients and includes deputising for the Therapy Manager in clinics and in reception and admin areas. Applicants need HCPC registration as a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, with hand therapy and leadership experience.

What the job involves

• Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of outpatients in the Hand Therapy service
• Hold operational and line management responsibility for the Hand Therapy service
• Lead the Hand Therapy team in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the day-to-day neuromusculoskeletal outpatient service, in consultation with the line manager
• Lead teaching, supervision and appraisal of peers, band 7, band 6 and band 5 staff, physiotherapy assistants and student physiotherapists
• Deliver highly specialised care for complex hand therapy patients, including advanced assessment and interventions
• Give specialist guidance and advice to MDT members and external professionals such as GPs
• Support the Therapy Manager in developing the service and contributing to clinical innovation and service improvement
• Deputise for the Therapy Manager in outpatient clinics as required
• Deputise for the Therapy Manager in other areas, such as reception and admin, as required
• Evaluate the day-to-day running of outpatient services and initiate development through policies, procedures and evidence-based clinical guidelines, recommending and implementing changes

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in physiotherapy or occupational therapy

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience in hand therapy
• Broad postgraduate clinical experience
• Significant leadership experience

Nice to have

• Leadership training
• Broad clinical experience
• Injection experience