Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Hand Therapist - Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank: Maternity Leave Cover
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0401
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £19.10 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 16/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Hand Therapist MSK Outpatients, Band 6
Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Are you interested in working for a service that provides a variety of experiences in an engaging and innovative team?
We are offering a bank contract opportunity (Maternity Leave Cover) to join the Hand Therapy service in MSK Outpatients, with opportunities in:
- MDT Hand Trauma Clinics
- Acute orthopaedic management
- Management of Self-Referrals
- Splinting
- Innovative ways of working
Your job plan will include a varied caseload of Hand Therapy patients with personal development opportunities. Candidates need to have broad MSK Hand Therapy skills.
As an organisation, we are known for supporting personal development, post-graduate education, including MSc level courses.
We are actively engaged in research, leading in trials with Oxford University and the NIHR. We also have close multi-disciplinary working with other services in the acute trust and with the MSK Advanced Practitioner Service.
Additional contract details: Maternity Leave Cover
Main duties of the job
To support leadership and work within the Hand Therapy team in MSK Outpatients, providing an effective and evidence-based service through assessing, planning and implementing treatment programmes.
To deliver therapeutic intervention, acting as a specialist clinician in Hand Therapy, by using the principles of Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy in an integrated and client-centred way.
To assume responsibility for personal development and supporting the development and supervision of others by CPD (continuing professional development), linked to appraisal.
To support evaluation and service development in the clinical area in line with national and local drivers.
Working for our organisation
The Therapy service provides Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to inpatients and outpatients at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. We are an integrated service providing patient centred care. Our mission is to ‘enable people to maximise their potential to live well’
Our Outpatient service was shortlisted for the HSJ Awards and HSJ Awards 2024 for service improvement innovations and performance recovery.
The successful candidate will have a job plan that balances a varied caseload of Hand Therapy patients with personal development opportunities. These will include involvement in research, clinical leadership and the supervision and education of less experienced staff. You will also be integral in the development of students and apprentices.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information on the main responsibilities for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate qualification in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Completed or working towards completion of relevant post-graduate training e.g. BAHT Level 1 or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in providing education, appraisals and supervision to staff and students.
- Experience of working within a Hand Therapy Service in a healthcare setting
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Deliver a high level of skill in assessment and management of complex patients.
- Competent IT skills
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence based practice
- Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service
Desirable criteria
- Have an understanding of the principles of both Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in order to contribute to the development of an integrated Therapy Service
Qualities
Essential criteria
- Work effectively as a team member within the multidisciplinary team
- Work and maintain judgement under pressure, whilst effectively manging own and others' time
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
- Sam Bailey
- Job title
- Head of Outpatient Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 2943
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