Band 7 Occupational Therapist in Hands

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 27 January 2025

Closing Date: 27.01.25 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 28.01.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 03.02.25

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has come up a Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to join a developing hand therapy team. The post is permanent and full time although part time hours will be considered for a suitable candidate.

The role requires specialist knowledge to assess and treat of a wide variety of hand pathologies following acute trauma and elective surgery from the Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic services within the Trust. Patients are also referred from First Contact Practitioners and GPs. Applicants must have prior experience within hand therapy. We welcome application from existing Band 7 clinicians and Band 6 clinicians looking to develop their role.

Development Band 7 post would be considered for the right applicant

Main duties of the job

To provide high standard hand therapy service to patients with hand and wrist conditions/
To work as part of a specialist multidisciplinary Hand team
To cover specialist out-patient clinics alongside Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery Consultants as well as supporting the hand therapy team.
To undertake advanced hand therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients who have diverse presentations and complex hand and wrist conditions.
To hold responsibility for own caseload.
To undertake clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To be responsible for service development within the hand therapy team.
To ensure knowledge and treatment interventions are current and evidence based.

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