Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist or physiotherapist to work within our growing Multi-disciplinary Hand Therapy department at Bart's Health NHS Trust. You will 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. On completing competencies there will be an opportunity to make 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 Plastics, Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and MSK team. This comprises Secondary care consultants, nurse practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners.
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 also be expected to work in secondary care clinics, with the support of the wider MDT.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality and specialist occupational therapy interventions to a wide variety of outpatients including the advanced assessment and treatment of hand trauma (Orthopaedics and Plastics), Rheumatology and Tower Hamlets GP referred patients, provision of individual and group education and treatment, provision of assistive devices (splints) and equipment.
To utilise specialist skills to work without direct supervision with patients who vary greatly in age, communication ability, language, functional ability, cultural and social background.
To work in a highly diverse, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and socio-economically varied environment and gain further skills in outpatient hand therapy. Ensure treatment is of the highest standards regardless of cultural or language differences and support the staff you supervise in doing likewise.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to rotational clinical specialties
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience in a range of specialties relevant to the rotation, with mandatory rotation experience in musculoskeletal upper limb caseloads.
- Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions
- Demonstrated completion of KSF full-outline requirements for Band 5 staff
- Equipment provision and assessment
- Working within a multidisciplinary and/or occupational therapy team
- Contributing to professional development and clinical education of more junior staff, students and assistants
- Experience of working with a musculoskeletal upper limb caseload.
- Experience in the prescription and fabrication of splints.
Desirable
- Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues
- Knowledge of local community services and agencies (i.e. intermediate care, day hospital)
- Experience working in an integrated occupational therapy service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent post graduate courses/training relevant to rotational clinical specialties
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical experience in a range of specialties relevant to the rotation, with mandatory rotation experience in musculoskeletal upper limb caseloads.
- Knowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions
- Demonstrated completion of KSF full-outline requirements for Band 5 staff
- Equipment provision and assessment
- Working within a multidisciplinary and/or occupational therapy team
- Contributing to professional development and clinical education of more junior staff, students and assistants
- Experience of working with a musculoskeletal upper limb caseload.
- Experience in the prescription and fabrication of splints.
Desirable
- Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues
- Knowledge of local community services and agencies (i.e. intermediate care, day hospital)
- Experience working in an integrated occupational therapy service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
