Senior Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapists or Physiotherapist) | Barts Health NHS Trust - ref. n76242023
be based at the Royal London Hospital, providing clinical expertise for a caseload of hand therapy patients from multiple referral routes. There will be close working with our plastic surgery and orthopaedic colleagues within MDT clinics and on service development projects within the team.
In particular the role involves making hand therapy provision to patients on the day of their surgery to support the Day Zero Hand Therapy Pathway
You will be joining a large and diverse MSK team that spans across the whole MSK pathway. You will be working within the Royal London Hospital Hand Therapy department. You will lead service development and review, ensuring the service is able to provide safe, high quality, evidence based, and holistic management of hand therapy patients.
You will be required to work shifts over Monday - Friday, 08:00-16:00 or 10:00-18:00 to support the provision of the Day Zero Hand Therapy Pathway
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop hand therapy clinical, leadership, research and educational skills. This is supported with a mix of development pathways such as internal and external training, development and networking opportunities, Quality Improvement training and the opportunity to participate in post-graduate HEI courses
To provide client centered occupational therapy or physiotherapy for clients referred to the Hand Therapy Service. The service accepts referrals for clients who have hand or upper limb dysfunction due to injury or illness, particularly in the areas of trauma, plastic and orthopaedics and acquired conditions rheumatology and GP referrals, and some neurology.This highly specialised service is provided to clients mainly in a hospital setting but may have a community focus. The service adopts a holistic approach offering assessment and treatment to reduce disability and the impact of the disability arising from physical illness and injury.
The service also provides advice and education, precautionary measures and highly specialist treatments e.g. splinting. This is done in accordance with the priorities of the client and, where applicable, his/her carer.
The post holder also has the opportunity to provide a service to other clients referred direct from the community.
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.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024