Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy
Job Description
Job summary
This post provides highly specialised occupational therapy treatment and rehabilitation in the clinical specialty of hand therapy, managing a wide variety of clinical presentations (hand trauma and routine conditions).
They are responsible for their own clinical workload within an outpatient setting and are accountable for their own professional actions.
The post holder is also responsible for the supervision and line management of Band 6 staff in the team and is involved with operational/day to day management within the hand therapy team.
Main duties of the job
This post delivers highly specialist occupational therapy services as a substantive role in hand therapy. This includes the assessment and treatment of patients with traumatic hand condition/injuries and treatment for patients with chronic hand and wrist conditions.
The position is highly specialised due to the clinical complexity of patients managed within the service. A level of expertise and knowledge is required with regards to specific hand therapy assessments and interventions including hand, wrist and elbow splinting, exercise prescription, scar and oedema management and functional rehabilitation.
Leadership/workforce management:
This post is highly specialised as it provides senior support to consultant and therapy led post operative clinics, providing clinical leadership and support.
The post holder is also involved in clinical audit and service development projects and initiatives.
This level of expertise and input that this role provides reduces the ongoing risk for further surgery following acute hand trauma and helps to optimise a level of clinical capacity in an outpatient therapy setting.
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Diploma/Bsc/graduate diploma/Msc in OT
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council
- oCPD including evidence of reflective practice and clinical experience gained
- oBAHT Level 1 Accreditation
Desirable
- oWorking towards BAHT accreditation
- oFieldwork Educators Course
Other
Essential
- oAble to alter their working patterns to include extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working. This may be via additional hours or a shift pattern
Desirable
- oBAHT Member
- oRCOT Member
Experience
Essential
- oMinimum of 5 years post registration experience, at least 2 years of which must be in Hand Therapy
- oComprehensive splinting experience
- oExperience of standardised assessments relevant to hand therapy
- oExperience and proficiency with treatment modalities used in hand therapy
- oClinical teaching of OT's/PT's and MDT in local setting
- oExperience of supervising / appraising therapy staff and students
- oParticipation in audit
- oWorking as part of an MDT within a clinical environment
Desirable
- oExperience in assessment and treatment of paediatric patients
- oExperience with exercise programmes / joint mobilisations
- oExperience of wound management
- oParticipation in clinical research
- oRecruitment and selection experience
- oTeam leadership experience
- oExperience in therapies service development including clinical services
Skills
Essential
- oGood clinical reasoning skills
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and delegate
- oAbility to document legible and accurate notes in English using the SOAP note writing system
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language
- oExperience of standardised assessments relevant to hand therapy
- oProficiency with treatment modalities used in hand therapy
- oGroup work skills
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oTeam leadership skills
- oExperience of operational and staff management
- oGood presentation skills
- oCompetent IT skills
Knowledge
Essential
- oClear demonstrable understanding of the therapies process
- oClear understanding of Evidence Based Practice.
- oWorking knowledge of hand assessments
- oWorking knowledge of hand anatomy
- oWorking knowledge and understanding of hand
- Knowledge of integrated therapy models and universal/targeted/individual model therapy protocols/treatment guidelines
- oKnowledge of current OT/PT and Government initiatives.
- oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the working as a healthcare professional
- oHave an understanding of Clinical Governance and implications for allied health services including experience of quality issues and audit
- oAble to work within Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients
Desirable
- Knowledge in TEACCH approach
- Knowledge of and contribution to the evidence base for the relevant population
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Georges Hospital
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
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