To provide specialised assessment and treatment for patients within Hands, Plastics, and to provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals. To assist service delivery and responsiveness by working flexibly. To perform advanced assessment and treatment of Hands and Plastics patients including splinting and rehabilitation programmes. To assist in the formulation of clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. To hold responsibility for own case load. Supervision takes the form of regular one to one sessions with the line manager, informal daily supervision, formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences and reflective practice. Access to advice and support from a senior hand therapist is available on a regular basis. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to develop and enhance personal and teams clinical practice; to make suggestions to Clinical Lead/Head of Service for changes to practice by the team; to assist in the implementation of specific changes to practice; to contribute to the preparation of service protocols.