Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated hand therapist to join our service as our current team member is relocating overseas. You will support this innovative team with excellent clinical and team leadership skills that deliver high quality person-centred care and support the service leads to deliver department objectives and service development.
You will work as part of a medium-size adult hand therapy department that includes clinical hand therapists and rotational staff from bands 5-8, and clinical academic hand therapists from Queen Mary University of London. The service covers primary and secondary care referrals.
Your main role will be providing care for patients referred through secondary care trauma pathways, supporting the development of junior staff, participating in teaching programmes, leading service development and managing a clinical team. You may also be asked to cover aspects of the primary care referral pathway.
Main duties of the job
This role will be based in an outpatient adults hand therapy department treating acute, sub-acute and long-term pathologies. The post is 1.0WTE.
To provide person-centred and evidence-informed hand therapy for patients referred to multidisciplinary hand surgery and hand therapy service. The hand therapy department is linked to a major trauma centre and accepts referrals for adults who have hand or upper limb dysfunction due to injury or acquired conditions. Key referrers are plastics, trauma and orthopaedics, rheumatology, primary care, neurology and physiotherapy. This highly specialised service is provided mainly in an outpatient hospital setting, although some patients require treatment on the ward. We also offer group rehabilitation sessions in the gym.
The service adopts a holistic approach to assessment and treatment, with individualised goal-setting and treatment strategies that promote healing, reduce disability and support function. We also provide advice, education and injury prevention recommendations, and custom-made splints.
To supervise, appraise and advise therapy and support staff working in this area and to co-ordinate students allocated to the speciality, assisting the clinical educators as required. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of therapy students; this will be to a graduate level and may be to a post graduate level, with support from the clinical lead hand therapy team.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPhysiotherapy or occupational therapy diploma or degree from a recognised institution
- oHCPC registration
Desirable
- oHand therapy accredication or other post-graduate hand therapy qualification.
- oRelevant PgCert, PgDip or MSc
Experience
Essential
- oClinical occupational therapy or physiotherapy post-graduate experience at band 6 level or above, including recent experience in hand therapy
- oSupervision experience of junior staff, support workers or students
- oEvidence of relevant continued professional development
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary NHS team
- oExperience of leading service evaluation, quality improvement, audit or research.
Desirable
- oMember of the British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT)
- oSupervision training
- oLeadership training
- oInvolvement in hand therapy special interest groups
- oQuality improvement or other change management training
- oClinical research training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oPhysiotherapy or occupational therapy diploma or degree from a recognised institution
- oHCPC registration
Desirable
- oHand therapy accredication or other post-graduate hand therapy qualification.
- oRelevant PgCert, PgDip or MSc
Experience
Essential
- oClinical occupational therapy or physiotherapy post-graduate experience at band 6 level or above, including recent experience in hand therapy
- oSupervision experience of junior staff, support workers or students
- oEvidence of relevant continued professional development
- oExperience of working in a multi-disciplinary NHS team
- oExperience of leading service evaluation, quality improvement, audit or research.
Desirable
- oMember of the British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT)
- oSupervision training
- oLeadership training
- oInvolvement in hand therapy special interest groups
- oQuality improvement or other change management training
- oClinical research training
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).
