Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) for a part-time Band 6 post based at Queen’s Hospital, Burton. You will join the outpatient hand therapy team and manage referrals with consultants and hand specialists across Derby and Burton.

The role offers training, clinical supervision and opportunities to contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Experience treating patients with acute hand injuries, degenerative hand conditions or following hand surgery.
• Team provides care for adults and children and works with consultants at Queen’s Hospital and hand specialists across Derby and Burton.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload, planning and prioritising patient care.
• Provide specialist assessment and treatment for hand conditions including post-surgery rehab, fractures and trauma.
• Work collaboratively with the hand therapy team, therapy administration team, fracture clinic and orthopaedic multidisciplinary team.
• Provide support to Band 5 therapists, students and therapy assistants.
• Contribute to training and service development within the hand therapy service.

Skills

Hand therapy experience

Job description

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

Join the outpatient hand therapy team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in a part-time, static Band 6 post based at Queen’s Hospital in Burton. We welcome applications from occupational therapists and physiotherapists. The role has developed in response to increased referrals to the service.

You must have experience of treating patients with acute hand injuries , degenerative hand conditions and following hand surgery. The team provides care for adults and children, working closely with consultants at Queen’s Hospital and hand specialists across Derby and Burton.

As part of the wider dynamic and innovative musculoskeletal and rheumatology team, you will receive training and regular clinical supervision to support your development. You will also be encouraged to contribute to service development and clinical audit .

Main duties of the job

Senior Hand Therapist – Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist

Manage your own caseload, planning and prioritising patient care.

Provide specialist assessment and treatment, using clinical reasoning to manage a range of hand conditions, including degenerative conditions and rehabilitation following surgery, fractures and trauma.

Work collaboratively with the hand therapy team, therapy administration team, fracture clinic and orthopaedic multidisciplinary team.

Provide support to Band 5 therapists, students and therapy assistants .

Contribute to training and service development within the hand therapy service.

Closing date of applications: 12 November 2026

Interview date: 26 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organization at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, we may be unable to provide sponsorship. Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further