Job summary
Are you an experienced Band 7 or existing Band 6 Occupational Therapist specialising in hand therapy, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and flexible Band 7 Hand Therapist to join our team.
With a passion for delivering high quality patient care , you will work alongside the Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeons to provide the best possible outcomes for patients, taking a lead in the development and delivery of the hand therapy service. Alongside your highly specialist clinical role you will also provide leadership to the assistant staff in the Hand Therapy team.
You will participate in the provision of weekend, bank holiday and extended hours as appropriate to support the orthopaedic service. This work may be incorporated into contracted hours or may involve working additional hours.
This is a band 7 role ,however we would consider this as a Band 6 to Band 7 development opportunity with set timeframes and objectives in place to achieve this transition.
Main duties of the job
You will work with patients who have a wide range of hand injuries and those who have undergone surgical procedures. Therefore, you require experience of conditions such as simple and complex fractures, tendon injuries, dupuytren's contracture and extensor tendon surgery protocols.
The specific service focus is on providing acute regimes with thermoplastic and other splinting techniques
You will work closely with the MDT and will be supported with your own continuous professional development as required.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three
core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.
We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information
around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website
https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- HCPC registration
- BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as Band 6 or 7 in Hand Therapy
- Highly specialist knowledge of anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills and clinical reasoning
- Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
- Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
- Formal supervision and appraisal of others
- Addressing poor performance in others
Desirable
- oCompletion of accredited BAHT Level II or above training or equivalent
- oAccreditation with the British Association of Hand Therapists
skills and abilities
Essential
- oSplinting Experience
- oEffective computer skills
- oEnabling effective team working
- oEffective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- oTeaching and supervision of others
- oAbility to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
- oManage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
- oAble to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- HCPC registration
- BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as Band 6 or 7 in Hand Therapy
- Highly specialist knowledge of anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills and clinical reasoning
- Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
- Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
- Formal supervision and appraisal of others
- Addressing poor performance in others
Desirable
- oCompletion of accredited BAHT Level II or above training or equivalent
- oAccreditation with the British Association of Hand Therapists
skills and abilities
Essential
- oSplinting Experience
- oEffective computer skills
- oEnabling effective team working
- oEffective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- oTeaching and supervision of others
- oAbility to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
- oManage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
- oAble to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).