Hand Therapy Team Lead/ Clinical Specialist

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bath is seeking a Hand Therapy Team Lead and Clinical Specialist. This role involves managing the hand therapy team, conducting advanced clinical assessments, and ensuring evidence-based patient management. The successful candidate will also develop training programs for staff. Join a committed team dedicated to providing exceptional care and support for both staff and patients.

Benefits

Competitive staff benefits

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience managing a clinical team in hand therapy.
• Ability to perform advanced clinical assessments.
• Strong skills in evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Hand therapy team effectively.
• Ensure appropriate and effective hand therapy for all patients.
• Develop and deliver training programs for the team.
• Conduct statistical analysis for service development.
• Act as Health and Safety champion in the department.

Skills

Expertise in hand therapy

Clinical assessment

Management skills

Ability to train staff

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

The Hand therapy Team lead and clinical specialist is able to work as an expert clinician in their specialty. Alongside this they will have managerial responsibilities to effectively manage the Hand therapy team and day to day running of the service, supporting the Service and Clinical Lead Band 8 / ACP. They will receive referrals from the locality of Banes, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset as well as Consultant referrals from the RUH which will involve Elective and Trauma case management. Therefore, the role will involve performing highly advanced clinical assessment, management and treatment of the various referrals, ensuring evidence based practice is at the forefront of patient management.

Responsibilities

• 1) The Orthopaedic Fracture and Elective Clinic Physiotherapy staff. Ensuring staff are supported; clinics are covered in absence and annual leave (This will involve managing Electronic diaries) to liaise with clinic/orthopaedic staff for all aspects of 'clinic' Hand therapy provision.
• 2) To be responsible for the day to day running of the Hand therapy service, ensuring that all patients are given appropriate and effective hand therapy. Ensuring that standards are kept and targets set are met. This may be in response to the Hand ACP (clinical specialist), Consultant team or Management team requests.
• 3) Organisation and development of an IST programme for the Hand therapy team and wider physiotherapy service. This will be conducted in conjunction with the Service and Clinical lead/ACP. This may involve delivering training to other teams and services within the Hand therapy area of provision.
• 4) The ongoing development of the Student Physiotherapy programme, liaising with the student co-ordinator/Universities and students as required.
• 5) The appraisal of junior staff.
• 6) To develop and undertake regular analysis of main areas of responsibility, providing and developing statistical analysis as required. This will include future service development, audit and analysis of wider Hand therapy provision as required.
• 7) To be the Hand Therapy Health and Safety champion, liaising with the Clinical Governance lead for the Therapies dept.

About the RUH

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person‑centred care we pride ourselves on. We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We value staff wellbeing, with a well‑established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool! We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.