Job overview

Do you have a passion for outpatients care? Are you interested in working in a specialist upper limb service?

The RUH Hand Therapy team are offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic and suitably qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join the team, on a part time fixed term basis for 12/12.  This position includes working in Hand Clinics (Elective and Trauma), Hands Outpatients, and working with Orthopaedic patients (including Hand inpatients) on the ward.  The positions involve flexible working, on a fixed term basis. There is hope that these posts will be made permanent in the future.

You will need excellent communication skills and flexibility to meet the complex demands of the service.  You should have significant experience in MSK outpatients, ideally in Hand Therapy, experience of working in busy clinic situations and preferably be competent in splinting. Experience in Orthopaedics (both Elective and Trauma) is desirable to support the ward team.

We have a positive approach to professional development and there is an active in-service training programme. Additionally, the roles  involve the supervision and teaching of Band 5 therapy staff and therapy students.

For further information, or an informal visit, please contact Mark Sheriff on 01225 821241 or email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard therapy service to patients in specialist area with hand, wrist or elbow conditions.
• To work across the trust in a specialist out-patient department and clinic, alongside Orthopaedic Consultants and Nurses, as well as supporting the Orthopaedic inpatient team.
• To undertake the advanced physiotherapeutic assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who may have diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and to be responsible for a particular specialist service working without supervision.
• To provide supervision in the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and appraisals.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To participate in a weekend rota.
• To deputise for the Hand Therapy Team Leader.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.