Bank Hand Therapist

NHS; Worthing; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Experienced Hand Therapist to join the Bank at Worthing Hospital. The role involves providing specialist therapy interventions, supervising staff, and participating in service development within a multidisciplinary team. Flexible hours available to meet service demands.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising less experienced staff and students.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead in providing highly specialist Therapy interventions.
• Supervise and train students on practice placement.
• Participate in planning and evaluation of services.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical Skills

Crisis Management

Education

Diploma in Occupational Therapy

BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Bank Hand Therapist

The closing date is 20 May 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an Experienced Hand Therapist to join our Bank at Worthing Hospital at Band 6 and Band 7.

We are looking for Hand Therapists with proven experience of working in this specialist setting to work in our out patient service.

The hours are flexible to meet service demand.

This is open to Physio and Occupational Therapists with Hand Therapy experience

Main duties of the job

To be the lead in providing highly specialist Therapy interventions as part of an evidence based, flexible and patient-centred approach, working within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to meet the health and social care needs of people who are referred to our services.

To perform an advanced therapy role for patients referred to the Hand Therapy service with complex and highly complex health and social care needs.

To provide supervision and leadership for relevant junior and senior members of staff.

To participate in and facilitate the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within the Hand Therapy specialist team, holding responsibility for defined projects.

To provide supervision and training for students on practice placement

To provide leadership, supervision and professional consultation, guidance and advice to designated specialist team.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the "job description and main responsibilities" section below. To understand the day to day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached. This also includes the person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you view this document and use it when completing the application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

Person Specification

Experience/Qualifications

• Diploma in Occupational Therapy or BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy or overseas equivalent
• Evidence of relevant post graduate clinical courses/ CPD and reflective practice
• Experience of supervising less experienced staff and students
• Experience of working in a range of clinical specialties e.g.: cardiac; respiratory medicine; palliative care/end of life; dementia care, frailty, orthopaedics.
• Experience in managing a team.
• Evidence of post graduate management courses or training
• Experience in handling complaints and disputes

Skills

• High level of clinical skill in speciality area and ability to teach those skills (to own and other professions)
• Ability to work under pressure and remain calm in a crisis
• Ability to prioritise clinical and non clinical work
• Teamwork and co-operation.
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Relevant experience, including work at Band 7 level within the speciality
• Experience in strategic planning and formulating business plans

People Management and Development

• Experience in assessment of competency of other members of staff and managing poor performance
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams
• Experience of Supervising and conducting Appraisals
• Experience of giving presentations to OT colleagues and to audiences of mixed professional backgrounds
• Management training course/module

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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 Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)