Hand Therapist

Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Health Trust in the UK is seeking a qualified Hand Therapist to join their dynamic team. The role involves managing a clinical caseload within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, focusing on hand therapy for both adults and children. The successful candidate will have prior experience in hand therapy and be responsible for supervising junior staff. This position may involve weekend work and rotating across various sites as needed. The Trust is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working within the hand therapy department is essential.
• Must be a qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full clinical caseload independently.
• Supervise junior members of staff.
• Participate in education, audit, and research.
• Work as part of the multi-professional hand therapy team.

Skills

Experience in hand therapy

Thermoplastic splint making

Job description

Overview

Are you interested in an opportunity to work within our Hand therapy department? Dorset County Hospital Hand Therapy Service wish to offer the right person an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic hand therapy team. As a successful NHS in‑house service, we provide high quality services in West Dorset. The post advertised will be based at Dorset County Hospital, with a focus on covering adult and paediatric orthopaedic elective and trauma clinics, as well as rheumatology patients. Our dedicated MDT means we work closely with orthopaedic consultants in hand surgery, nursing staff, plaster technicians and orthotists. We are truly an integrated team who are Hand Therapists first and foremost and therefore welcome applications from both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. We have a wide scope of practice within our specialty providing patient centred care. Prior experience working within the hand therapy department and making thermoplastic splints is essential. The successful candidate will be part of the Hand therapy team and receive structured supervision and training to carry out their role effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• The hand therapist is a Specialised clinician, responsible for independently managing a full clinical caseload. They are responsible for supervising junior members of staff within the specialist team.
• In conjunction with the Team Lead, the post holder participates in a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research across the speciality.
• The clinician works as an integral part of the hand therapy team and the wider multi‑professional hand team.
• The postholder may be required to work at any of the sites within the trust. Should the service require it this post may become rotational and be filled by specialist staff rotating within the service.
• To fully participate in whatever pattern of working is required by the service in the future.
• The postholder may be required to work at weekends on a roster basis.
  At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Mission & Vision

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities. We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under‑represented groups.