We are looking for a band 6 Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist with a special interest in hands. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills by joining our dynamic team of hand therapists. You will have specialist training from the band 8a Physiotherapist and band 7 OT. We have a great relationship with our orthopedic colleagues and MDT.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide high quality and specialist hand therapy interventions to a wide variety of outpatients including the advanced assessment and treatment of orthopedic hand trauma and elective surgery, rheumatology and GP referred patients.
2. To provide group and individual education, to utilize specialist skills in the provision of static and dynamic splints for individual patients, to prevent impairment and improve function, independence and quality of life.
3. To apply specialist knowledge and skills across the total range of impairments, procedures and practices gained through practical experience, underpinned by theoretical knowledge.
4. To manage own caseload and deputize for Band 7 if required.
About us
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
* Service: We will put our patients first.
* Teamwork: We will work together.
* Ambition: We will aspire to provide the best service.
* Respect: We will act with integrity.
Job responsibilities
1. To manage a caseload of routine and complex patients requiring specialist hand therapy assessment and intervention.
2. To ensure rehabilitation is based on evidence-based practice by using advanced clinical reasoning skills to analyse, interpret and make judgements on complex facts or situations, with consideration given to all available treatment options.
3. To undertake standardised and non-standardised assessment of patients and use advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and communication skills to determine diagnosis and prognosis of condition.
4. To interpret findings of assessments and formulate client centred and specialised programmes of hand therapy treatment based on current evidence, and a sound knowledge of available treatment options using advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and a knowledge and ability to use different treatment modalities.
5. To be proficient in a range of therapeutic treatment modalities including manual techniques (range of motion assessment, therapeutic handling and positioning), splinting, task analysis and compensatory techniques, prescription of medical devices and patient education.
6. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required. This will involve determining the patients potential for rehabilitation and future care and support needs.
7. To communicate sensitively and reassuringly complex condition and functional risk/limitation related information to patients/carers, to gain consent to and cooperation in assessment and treatment, and in giving specialist advice to patients/carers regarding their options for on-going care needs.
8. To manage clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapist, as appropriate.
9. To maintain accurate, legible and complete clinical records of all patient related interventions, in line with the Trust Documentation Guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma /Degree: Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* Relevant post graduate training in Hand Therapy
Desirable
* BAHT training
* BAHT membership
Experience
Essential
* Experience of pre and post-operative assessment and treatment of upper limb conditions
* Experienced in the assessment for and fabrication of splints
* Experience of working on a broad range of rotations as a Band 5 OT/PT to underpin medical knowledge
* Ability to use a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments and outcome measurement tools
Desirable
* Experience of audit/ research
* Experience of teaching and supervising other staff
Knowledge
Essential
* Broad knowledge of current best practice and up to date clinical leadership.
* Good understanding of other professionals working with the inter-professional team
* Good understanding of health legislation
* Good understanding of Clinical Governance
Desirable
* Good understanding of OT/PT models used in practice
* Advanced understanding of team dynamics and ability to work within a team, understanding team roles
* Advanced knowledge and application of standardised assessment
* Formal teaching and presentation skills
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
hand therapy Team, Portacabin, GWH,
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
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