Hand Therapist
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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Job summary
NHFT Hand Therapists make a difference every day to the lives of the patients they see. We are proud of our Hand Therapists who provide increasingly complex care for patients, to enable the patient to take control of their treatment plan and progress their recovery.
We are looking for Hand Therapist with a passion for high quality care to work within our MSK Hand Therapy Team. We would be interested in applications from newly qualified Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapist. To ensure the most successful introduction into the role we offer a structured clinical induction that includes shadowing, 1:1 tutorials and access to external courses and qualifications, as well as formal supervision and protected CPD time.
The post holder is expected to be responsible for providing high quality specialist Hand Therapy assessment and treatment to patients with hand/wrist dysfunction, injury including orthopaedic conditions and fractures, and rheumatology, through advice, exercises, and splinting.
Main duties of the job
Working life
As a Hand Therapist, you'll
- Hold your own caseload working across the sites
- Assess patients progress, reassess, and alter treatment as required
- Setting patients goals to achieve the best possible outcome for returning to the activities that are important
- Provide appropriate exercise programmes
- Fabricate thermoplastic splints, as well as issue off the shelf alternatives
- Be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
- Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
The service aims to provide an excellent standard of care that supports patients across our communities. In Northamptonshire you will work as part of an integrated skill mix team in order to support the service and focus on delivering quality outcomes and improving the patient experience. You'll play a vital role in the delivery of our Rheumatology pathway, offering group classes and 1:1 sessions.
The Hand Therapy Team consists of Band 7 Team Lead, Band 6 Hand Therapists, and administration Support. The team covers Four clinics across the County, providing not only the highest quality of care but placing the emphasis on empowering and enabling patients to enhance their treatment plan.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Date posted
13 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
270-TD1052-ACS-A
Job locations
Northamptonshire (SITE TBC)
Northamptonshire (SITE TBC)
NN15 7PW
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Northamptonshire (SITE TBC)
Northamptonshire (SITE TBC)
NN15 7PW
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)














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