Job overview

Job Share - Consultant Hand Therapist role at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London

We have an exciting and unique opportunity for a part-time Consultant Hand Therapist post to work alongside our current Hand Therapy Consultant, Sarah Mee and our innovative team of 20 hand therapists. This is a fixed-term (or secondment) position for up to 18 months.

As part of this role, you would receive supervision and mentoring from Sarah who has over twenty years’ experience working at this level - enabling development at consultant level within the NHS Consultant Framework and to grow your skills and experience in the four pillars of practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Triage from GPs and primary care centres
• Elective and trauma first contact practitioner clinics
• Assessment and treatment of complex hand and wrist trauma and acquired conditions
• Collaboration with the Hand MDT; including weekly teaching, combined MDT clinics and service development
• Education, research, innovation, quality improvement, patient pathway and clinical guideline development

At the end of the fixed-term there will be an opportunity to apply for a full-time Consultant Hand Therapist position.

Main duties of the job

·         To be an expert in clinical practice and resource; to provide expert advice, leadership and guidance to colleagues in hand therapy

·         Motivate, support and lead staff across hand therapy / therapies with acknowledgement of key areas of service and policy development.

·         To mentor, supervise and encourage learning, career progression and development of advanced practice by passing on knowledge, ensuring a culture of learning, evidence and teamwork.

·         Actively seek to promote diversity and inclusion across the workforce and within practice through strong modelling and leadership

·         To promote, contribute to and support research in hand therapy.  To mentor and support staff in research projects.

·         To promote, contribute to and support strategic planning, service development projects within hand therapy, the Hand unit MDT Sub-directorate and wider therapy.

·         To develop strong links with Higher Education Institutions and Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring effective training within hand therapy.  To support across therapies in building an effective future workforce.

·         Facilitate clinical expert opinion, patient facing and in discussion with MDT for treatment intervention planning

·         Triaging GP referrals, managing imaging, patient information, correct pathway management – working on patient pathways from GP referral to first definitive treatment

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. As part of our dedication to equity, we actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities. We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.