Job summary
Job Description
Hand Therapist - Bank
Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU
Competitive Salary
We make health happen:
Do you have experience and post graduate training with developed specialist knowledge and clinical skills for the management of a range of hand conditions, including confidence in splint provision and fabrication?
Are you a skilled hand therapist with the ability to provide a client-centred service to adult and paediatric patients (mostly outpatients, but occasionally inpatients) for their hand therapy management?
This is a new exciting position and provides an exciting opportunity to develop the hand therapy service in a small private hospital. The service will shortly be moving to the recently opened Lexham Gardens site within Cromwell Hospital, where you will be part of the wider MSK and therapies team. Diagnoses seen will vary, but the majority will be soft tissue conditions, sprains, tears, tendinopathies and fractures as well as post operative wound care.
You will receive referrals from consultants, GPs, other clinicians, embassies, wards and self-referrals.
Main duties of the job
What will the role as our Bank Senior Hand Therapist look like?
Be responsible for the hand therapy of patients referred to you and to practise as an accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
Ensure ongoing and long-term care for the patient by liaising with external support services and other clinicians.
Advise patients on return to work, leisure, functional, sporting and other activities.
Obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep them involved in their own health care plan. This includes education to support ongoing management.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely patient treatment records which include recording if a patient could not be seen/was not seen.
Ensure clear and efficient communication, whether verbal, non-verbal or written, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate comprehension of information
Comply with confidentiality policies as set out by the Cromwell Hospital, HCPC and the CSP or RCOT.
About us
Were a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.
We encourage all our people to Be you at Bupa, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Thats why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level Two Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What will the role as our Bank Senior Hand Therapist look like?
Be responsible for the hand therapy of patients referred to you and to practise as an accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
Ensure ongoing and long-term care for the patient by liaising with external support services and other clinicians.
Advise patients on return to work, leisure, functional, sporting and other activities.
Obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep them involved in their own health care plan. This includes education to support ongoing management.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely patient treatment records which include recording if a patient could not be seen/was not seen.
Ensure clear and efficient communication, whether verbal, non-verbal or written, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate comprehension of information
Comply with confidentiality policies as set out by the Cromwell Hospital, HCPC and the CSP or RCOT.
Key Skills / Qualifications Needed for this role:
HCPC registration.
Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy qualification.
BAHT qualification is desirable.
Proven experience as a hand therapist with skills in all aspects of hand therapy.
Solid and confident splinting skill both provision and fabrication of splints.
Awareness of current evidence pertaining to hand therapy and application to clinical practice.
UK work experience.
Experience of using outcome measures.
Benefits:
Annual leave accrual paid every time you work
Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
What will the role as our Bank Senior Hand Therapist look like?
Be responsible for the hand therapy of patients referred to you and to practise as an accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
Ensure ongoing and long-term care for the patient by liaising with external support services and other clinicians.
Advise patients on return to work, leisure, functional, sporting and other activities.
Obtain informed, valid consent on an ongoing basis which endeavours to keep them involved in their own health care plan. This includes education to support ongoing management.
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely patient treatment records which include recording if a patient could not be seen/was not seen.
Ensure clear and efficient communication, whether verbal, non-verbal or written, both in expression and active listening, to facilitate comprehension of information
Comply with confidentiality policies as set out by the Cromwell Hospital, HCPC and the CSP or RCOT.
Key Skills / Qualifications Needed for this role:
HCPC registration.
Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy qualification.
BAHT qualification is desirable.
Proven experience as a hand therapist with skills in all aspects of hand therapy.
Solid and confident splinting skill both provision and fabrication of splints.
Awareness of current evidence pertaining to hand therapy and application to clinical practice.
UK work experience.
Experience of using outcome measures.
Benefits:
Annual leave accrual paid every time you work
Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience as a hand therapist with skills in all aspects of hand therapy.
- Solid and confident splinting skill both provision and fabrication of splints.
- Awareness of current evidence pertaining to hand therapy and application to clinical practice.
- UK work experience.
- Experience of using outcome measures.
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration.
- Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy qualification.
Desirable
- BAHT qualification is desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience as a hand therapist with skills in all aspects of hand therapy.
- Solid and confident splinting skill both provision and fabrication of splints.
- Awareness of current evidence pertaining to hand therapy and application to clinical practice.
- UK work experience.
- Experience of using outcome measures.
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration.
- Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy qualification.
Desirable
- BAHT qualification is desirable
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
