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Job summary

Main area
Outpatient Therapies
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8046528RLH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal London Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Specialist Hand Therapist

Band 6

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. 

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

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 overview

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 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 and taking part in service development and line management of junior staff.   

We have a well-established in-service training programme, but also encourage post-graduate courses and hand therapy accreditation for all static hand therapists within the team. Our service has close links with the Centre for Bone and Joint Health at QMUL, with staff often collaborating on research and service development. 

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality and specialist occupational therapy interventions to a wide variety of outpatients including the advanced assessment and treatment of hand trauma (Orthopaedics and Plastics), Rheumatology and Tower Hamlets GP referred patients, provision of individual and group education and treatment, provision of assistive devices (splints) and equipment.

To utilise specialist skills to work without direct supervision with patients who vary greatly in age, communication ability, language, functional ability, cultural and social background.

To work in a highly diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and socio-economically varied environment and gain further skills in outpatient hand therapy. Ensure treatment is of the highest standards regardless of cultural or language differences and support the staff you supervise in doing likewise.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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. 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Clinical experience in a range of specialties relevant to the rotation, with mandatory rotation experience in musculoskeletal upper limb caseloads.
  • Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions
  • Demonstrated completion of KSF full-outline requirements for Band 5 staff
  • Equipment provision and assessment
  • Working within a multidisciplinary and/or occupational therapy team
  • Contributing to professional development and clinical education of more junior staff, students and assistants
  • Experience of working with a musculoskeletal upper limb caseload.
  • Experience in the prescription and fabrication of splints.
  • Wound management
Desirable criteria
  • Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues
  • Knowledge of local community services and agencies (i.e. intermediate care, day hospital)
  • Experience working in an integrated occupational therapy service
  • Superficial burns management

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to rotational clinical specialties

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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
Saheed Shabbir
Job title
Clinical Lead Hand Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
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