Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist- Hand Therapy
2 weeks ago
Job summary
An exciting new post has been created to provide advanced hand therapy assessment and treatment for patients referred from the Emergency department and virtual fracture clinic.
This is a new service and requires a motivated dynamic therapist. With the support of the hand therapy lead the successful candidate will set up, run appraise this new service.
You will need to build good working relationships with the emergency department and the team in virtual fracture clinic. Triage patients, providing timely assessment and referring on to other services or further investigations if required. As well as the initial assessment you will provide advance hand therapy to enable patients to reach their full potential following their hand injury.
Main duties of the job
You will be based at the Homerton hospital, the post may also require some working virtually.
Main duties:
Manage the referrals from the emergency department and VFC. - Triage, assess patients, request appropriate investigations, referring on to other professionals when required-eg: hand consultants, GP
Provide advanced treatment for a wide variety of traumatic and acquired hand conditions.
Advanced skills in x-ray analysis and clinical interpretation to plan and deliver advanced hand therapy.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
HCPC registered Physiotherapist/ Occupational Therapist Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy BAHT level II courses
Desirable
Masters and Post-grad courses in hand therapy.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
Advanced clinical reasoning skills which meets band 7 MSK Competency Framework Specialist clinical skills splinting, X-ray interpretation, manual & manipulative therapy, pain management, exercise therapy, soft tissue treatment. Ability to manage a case load of patients independently with complex hand injuries, acute and chronic pain Ability to demonstrate team leadership skills, being able to lead, motivate and manage staff. Ability to work autonomously and provide specialist leadership to more junior staff. Experience of managing complex acute and chronic hand injuries & rehabilitation
Desirable
Range of treatment approaches/philosophies. Principles of using evidence based practice
Experience
Essential
experience at a senior level in Hand therapy care setting. Substantive post qualification experience Involvement in service improvements
Desirable
Student supervision & appraisal experience Experience of working in an NHS team Experience of working within NHS hand therapy pathways
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge /understanding of confidentiality issues Current in depth knowledge of musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain concepts Awareness of current professional and health service issues. Knowledge and understanding of NHS systems and pathways in relation to both primary care and secondary care management of musculoskeletal
Desirable
Knowledge meets level 7 MSK Competency Framework for band 7 FCPs
Other
Essential
Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values Principles of use of evidence based practice CPD principles Strategic vision for Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy-
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