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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy/ Hand Therapy/Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Flexible working and extended hours possible.)
Job ref
390-B&D-BR-3251
Employer
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Broomfield
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£31,049 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Hand Therapist

Band 5

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

 

Job overview

Are you able to provide hand therapy assessment and treatment for a defined caseload of patients within St Andrews Therapy Department, delivering a high standard of care and maintain high professional standards?

Can you assess and treat own caseload of patients as part of Multi-disciplinary Team provide Hand Therapy in a specialist Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre, contributing to service development and evidence based practice?

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, we would like to hear from you, please apply today.

Part time and flexible working are possible across a working week of Monday to Friday. 

Please be aware this may close early due to the number of applications.

Main duties of the job

Are you interested in a varied and rewarding career in a specialty area? We have a new opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our established team within Hand Therapy.

We are expanding our hand therapy team, to deliver clinical interventions both face to face and virtual appointments to a wide range of adult and paediatric patients under the management of our plastic surgery, and orthopaedics consultants. 

The post will give the successful candidate an opportunity to experience different aspects of the specialty of Burns and Plastic Surgery Hand Therapy.

The successful candidate will receive full training work and towards competencies with the support of senior staff..

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. 

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role as our Hand Therapist using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Worked in acute setting/hospital
Desirable criteria
  • Outpatient experience or splinting

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant clinical experience of hands, plastics, orthopaedics
  • NHS experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good written English
Desirable criteria
  • People management skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelinesStonewall Silver 2022Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeNHS Pastoral CareNHS 75th Birthday

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Wiltshire
Job title
Lead Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300443343
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