Hand Therapist

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The post holder will be part of the North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Therapy Service providing high quality care to patients with hand and wrist conditions, that have been assessed by the Advanced Assessment MSK team or who require rehabilitation following hand and wrist trauma or surgery.

The post holder will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop effective treatment plans, prescribe and manufacture orthotics where appropriate, and provide expert therapy support in consultant clinics and

Qualifications

• Experience prescribing and manufacturing orthotics.
• Knowledge of assistive equipment and support services.
• Ability to document treatment plans and patient experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop effective communication and good working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, families and carers.
• Plan and organise efficiently regarding patients' management and use of time.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care and support staff accordingly.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients in the wrist/hand rehab specialty and formulate bespoke management plans.
• Take a lead role in advanced assessment and treatment of complex patient presentations, including orthoses manufacturing where relevant.

Skills

Orthotics prescription

Orthotics manufacture

Assistive equipment knowledge

Advanced clinical reasoning

Job description

The post holder will be part of the North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Therapy Service providing high quality care to patients with hand and wrist conditions, that have been assessed by the Advanced Assessment MSK team or who require rehabilitation following hand and wrist trauma or surgery.

• To demonstrate highly developed ability to prescribe and manufacture orthotics as appropriate to individual needs
• To demonstrate advanced knowledge of assistive equipment and support services, which are available to meet patients' needs and pro-actively work alongside provider services to ensure patients receive the support they require
• To ensure that therapy interventions support patient choice and that treatment plans demonstrate the effectiveness of the intervention and record the patient's experience
• To provide expert therapy support to specifically identified consultant clinics (Hand Trauma Clinics) and a broad range of clinical staff where relevant and appropriate
• To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of therapy, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be required to develop effective communication and good working relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, outside agencies, families and carers.
• To be responsible for a designated area of work, as agreed with the Clinical Team Lead and to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patients' management and use of time
• To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support junior and senior staff to do likewise
• To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, within the speciality of the rehabilitation of the wrist and hand, using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate a specialised programme of care
• The post holder will take a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical intervention/ treatment indicated which will include the manufacturing of orthoses where relevant and appropriate

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates, including those who first language is not English.