Senior Specialist Hand Therapist
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Hand Therapist.to join our specialist hand therapy team at South Tees NHS Trust.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Hand Therapist, with either a Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy background, to join our Hand Therapy Team.
The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in Hand Therapy and the wider musculoskeletal field, as well as evidence of relevant postgraduate study, ideally at Masters level.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, relevant courses and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be as a Senior Specialist Hand Therapist, working in our Hand Therapy Unit based mainly at The James Cook University Hospital, but also hosts clinics at Redcar and Northallerton. You will co-manage a team of Band 6 Hand Therapists and a Therapy Assistant.You will also work closely with the Advanced Practitioner Hand Therapist, the Hand Consultants (both Plastics and Orthopaedics) and other members of the MDT.
The role will be largely clinical with some leadership and management responsibilities. As such, the post holder will be expected to have substantial experience clinically in hand and musculoskeletal therapy and have experience of management or leadership.
You will be expected to have completed, be working towards, or willing to complete relevant post graduate study in clinical and/or leadership, and there will be opportunity to further develop your clinical skills by working alongside Advanced Practice Physiotherapists, and leadership skills through the Trust’s Leadership Programmes.
Working for our organisation
The Hand Therapy Service is a well-established progressive and dynamic service, which continues to develop within the wider Hand Unit. This post is an exciting opportunity to help lead the way in progressing therapy-led management of a wide cohort of hand therapy patients.Support and mentorship for this role will be available from the Service Lead and Operational Lead for the Musculoskeletal Team.
South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
- Your Leadership Impact
- Leading your Team to Success
- Leading Into the Future
- Service Improvement for Beginners
- Developing your Service Improvement Skills
- Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- • BSc in Physiotherapy / /Occupational therapy
- • Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- • Completed or working towards BAHT level 3 accreditation and / or MSc in appropriate subject
- • Evidence of CPD portfolio including attendance of recent post-graduate course relevant to hand therapy.
Experience
Essential criteria- Completed core rotations and specialist rotations including hand therapy.
- • Substantial experience at band 6 or above within the NHS
- • Substantial hand therapy experience at band 6 or above
- • Experience of team leadership, service development and managing change
- • Experience of supervision and development of junior staff and students
- • Experience of working with children and patients with mental health problems
- Member of professional body
- • Member of special interest body
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential criteria- • Expert clinician with specialist skills in the therapeutic management of hand conditions.
- • Basic splinting skills.
- • Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to musculoskeletal therapy and conditions, in particular around the hand.
- • Advanced clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy / occupational therapy.
- • Wound care management skills.
- • Advanced hand therapy assessment and treatment skills for children
- • Advanced splinting skills
Skills
Essential criteria- Expert clinician with specialist skills in the therapeutic management of hand conditions.
- Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to musculoskeletal therapy and conditions, in particular around the hand.
- Advanced clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy / occupational therapy.
- Basic splinting skills.
- Wound care management skills.
- Advanced hand therapy assessment and treatment skills for children
- Advanced splinting skills
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected]
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
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As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form.Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.