Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Occuaptional Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: N/A
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 284-24-6676520-DMUT-A
- Employer
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro Rata if Part Time Hours
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist (Hands and Upper Limb)
Band 6
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic senior occupational therapist to join our hands team at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The post is a static position working with children and young people with congenital hand differences and traumatic hand injuries.
Working within the hands team, you will provide a range of assessments and treatments for congenital hand differences and traumatic hand injuries. This includes splinting, ADL assessments, treatments to improve ROM, strength and function along with pre-op assessments. The majority of therapy is provided in an outpatient setting, with some occasional ward based work. You will work closely with the medical team and other MDT team members to deliver high levels of care.
Main duties of the job
The post is suitable for an Occupational Therapist with some experience in hand therapy, who is keen to develop their skills further in this area. The post will provide opportunities to complete service development projects alongside their clinical caseload and be involved in audits/ research and extra patient activities such as residential trips. The therapy team work closely with the wider hand and upper limb team and collaborate on publications, presentations as well as attending international conferences together.
It is important in our occupational therapy team that people are able to acheive occupational balance and so we support flexible working, job shares and are happy to make reasonable adjustments to peoples work in order to promote their health and wellbeing.
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Dip COT/ BSc OT
- HCPC Registration
- Relevant short specialist courses
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Specialist courses in paediatrics and/ Hand therapy such as BAHT level 1
- Fieldwork Educators certificate
- Standardised assessment courses
Knoweldge & Nature of Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist in Hand therapy
- Experience of assessment & intervention planning
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in paediatrics or working with young people in hospital
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
Desirable criteria
- Audit experience
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current best practice in Hand Therapy including Assessment and treatment of a range of hand trauma injuries. And congenital hand and upper limb conditions
- Knowledge of a range of treatment modalities, experience of fabrication of static thermoplastic splints, neoprene and dynamic splinting
- Experience of working in MDT
- Able to use a computer and commonly used programmes such as microsoft office and the ability to use online clinical systems where training has been provided
- Varied work experience of working with children and young people
Desirable criteria
- Educator/teaching skills
- Specialist knowledge of standardised assessment tools
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good teamwork skills
- Time management/prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication skills
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Adherence to RCOT and HCPC guidelines/codes of ethics and professional conduct
- Commitment to client group and desire to deepen skills in hand therapy
- Knowledge of current professional issues
Desirable criteria
- Member of Special Interest group/active participation in clinical networks related to this post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amberley Prince
- Job title
- Head of Occupational Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 8978
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