Band 6 Hand Therapist, Plastic Surgery Outpatients

Job summary

Exciting Career Opportunity: Band 6 Hand Therapist (Fixed Term Contract)

Are you a passionate Hand Therapist looking for the opportunity to develop your career in a regional Plastic Surgery Service? Would you like to work as part of a committed and innovative multi-disciplinary team who strive for excellence in the rehabilitation of patients with hand injuries and conditions.

Salisbury Plastic Surgery Hand Therapy team is seeking a motivated, skilled professional to join our team for a 14 month fixed term maternity cover contract. We seek an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to work within our integrated OT/ PT Hand Therapy team to provide conservative and post operative care to a range of patients (adults and children) following trauma and acquired conditions.

The Hand Therapy team at Salisbury District Hospital has a diverse caseload, working closely with our plastic surgery hand surgeons, to see a wide variety of trauma and elective cases through both hand trauma and post operative clinics. The team also receive regional referrals for specialist clinics including Congenital Hand, Plastics Scar Management, Tendon Transfer and Spasticity and Military Clinics. There are regular Hand therapy Team and MDT meetings, as well as teaching. The Hand therapists are also actively involved in clinical audits and research.

Main duties of the job

With the guidance of senior clinicians in Hand Therapy you will form part of an innovative and supportive hand therapy team to provide post operative and conservative hand therapy care to both adults and children in our range of regional specialist clinics.

You will work to the highest standards to facilitate evidence-informed patient care. Support will be provided for training and clinical development over this period, to ensure hand therapy best practice in line with local and national guidelines.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here were driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Dont just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk.