Orthoplastic Hand Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic applicant to join our orthoplastic therapy service based at Salford Royal. You will work with a team of Specialist Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists treating patients with a range of orthoplastic and rheumatology conditions, including care before and after surgery. You will work with members of the wider multidisciplinary team across a variety of clinical areas, including outpatient clinics, inpatients, community settings and patient's homes. The successful applicant will deliver a range of hand therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy interventions for a designated caseload under the indirect supervision and guidance of the therapists working in the team.

Candidates who do not initially meet the full criteria for Band 4 will be considered for a Band 3 position with the prospect of progression to Band 4 upon fulfilling the necessary requirements.

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the Hand Therapy team and independently to provide rehabilitation for patients in Orthoplastics, Neurology and Spasticity clinics, engaging with the multidisciplinary team, under guidance and indirect supervision of the therapists.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the critical care and acute ward settings as well as outpatient settings and to maintain clinical skill and competencies working within both acute and rehabilitation functions of the service.

To take part in the Plastics ward round and follow up on patients, supporting therapy documentation of interventions.

To support thermoplastic splinting interventions and rehabilitation programmes in outpatients and also inpatients settings.

To refer patients to other practitioners when their needs are beyond own role or scope of practice.

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 better work-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 www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk