Hand Therapist - Physiotherapist or Occupational TherapistinPortsmouthinPortsmouthPUBLISHED SAT 8 MAR 2025

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job Description

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our hand therapy team based at Queen Alexandra hospital (QAH) in Portsmouth. We are seeking like-minded, enthusiastic, well-motivated Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists to join our friendly, highly skilled, and supportive team of professionals.

We offer full time / part time and flexible working

You will be joining a team which provides treatment for patients with complex hand presentations from Orthopedics, Plastics, and Rheumatology services. You will be working in an outpatient setting and gain experience in working in a clinic environment alongside specialist consultants, surgeons, and nurses.

As a Band 6, you will have the opportunity to support the Band 7s in service and team development and to develop your leadership and management skills. You will also have access to structured supervision, regular in-service training and the opportunity to participate audit, service development and in local hand specialist network meetings and study days.

We may consider a development role for the right candidate.

We would be happy to consider flexible working/part time hours, and this can be discussed as part of the interview process.

We warmly welcome you to get in contact with us for an informal chat or visit to find out more about the role.

Qualifications

Please refer to the Job description for further details

Essential

• Bsc (Hons) in Occupational therapy or Physiotherapy
• Health Professions Council registration
  
  

Desirable

• BAHT at level 1
• Evidence of relevant hand therapy training course
• Member of BAHT
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Relevant hand therapy or MSK experiencein outpatient setting
• NHS experience or system comparable to NHS.
• Documented evidence of CPD and recent, relevant, training courses
• Experience of supervising students & teaching junior staff / assistance
  
  

Desirable

• Experience with custom made thermoplastic splinting techniques
• Experience of audit or service evaluation
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of a broad range of hand conditions and hand injuries
• Ability to assess, manage & treat hand conditions and injuries effectively at a basic level, including use of outcome measures.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and CQC and its implications for services
• Knowledge of Health/Safety issues
  
  

Desirable

• knowledge of audit process
• Knowledge of best practice in hand therapy
  
  

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.