Hand Therapist - Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
Hand Therapist - Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist
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Job Description
A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our hand therapy team based at Queen Alexandra hospital (QAH) in Portsmouth. We are seeking likeminded enthusiastic wellmotivated Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists to join our friendly highly skilled and supportive team of professionals.
The post is based in the Rehabilitation Centre at QAH. You will be joining a team which provides treatment for patients with complex hand presentations from Orthopedics Plastics and Rheumatology services. You will be working in an outpatient setting and gain experience in working in a clinic environment alongside specialist consultants surgeons and nurses.
As a Band 6 you will have the opportunity to support the Band 7s in service and team development and to develop your leadership and management skills. You will also have access to structured supervision regular inservice training and the opportunity to participate audit service development and attend local hand specialist network meetings and study days.
We may consider a development role for the right candidate with less experience.
We would be happy to consider flexible working/part time hours and this can be discussed as part of the interview process.
We warmly welcome you to get in contact with us for an informal chat or visit to find out more about the role. Please contact either Gemma Willis or Jo Burke on Tel:.
Please see Job description for further details:
Interview date planning to be 4th March 2025
Qualifications :
Essential
- Bsc (Hons) in Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy
- Health Professions Council registration
Desirable
- BAHT at level 1
- Evidence of relevant hand therapy training course
- Member of BAHT
Experience
Essential
- Relevant hand therapy or MSK experience in outpatient setting
- NHS experience or system comparable to NHS.
- Documented evidence of CPD and recent relevant training courses
- Experience of supervising students & teaching junior staff / assistance
Desirable
- Experience with custom made thermoplastic splinting techniques
- Experience of audit or service evaluation
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of a broad range of hand conditions and hand injuries
- Ability to assess manage & treat hand conditions and injuries effectively at a basic level including use of outcome measures.
- Knowledge of clinical governance and CQC and its implications for services
- Knowledge of Health/Safety issues
Desirable
- knowledge of audit process
- Knowledge of best practice in hand therapy
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our onsite Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our onsite Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
