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

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.  
The post is based in the Rehabilitation Centre at QAH. 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 in local hand specialist network meetings and study days.

Requirements: To thrive in this role, you will need:
•    A minimum of 1 years at Band 5 level with appropriate hand therapy experience, or 18 months at band 5 level. 
•    Ideally, you will have relevant hand therapy experience to the level of BAHT I. 
•    We may consider a development role for the right candidate.  

We warmly welcome you to get in contact with us for an informal chat or visit to find out more about the role.  We would be happy to consider flexible working/part time hours, and this can be discussed as part of the interview process.  

Please include a personal statement in the communication section of the job advert otherwise your application may not be accepted.

This role requires HPCP Registration.

Contract Type: Full time/ Part time  (hours negotiated)

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC Registration
• Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.

Desirable

• Member of BAHT
• Evidence of BAHT training at level 1 or above
• Relevant hand therapy courses

Experience

Essential

• Hand therapy experience
• Worked as an outpatient therapist in the NHS or in a system comparable to the NHS

Desirable

• Experience with custom made thermoplastic and neoprene splinting techniques.
• Experience of working in hand therapy outpatients at Band 5/6 level

Skills

Essential

• Ability to teach & supervise Junior staff & assistants.
• Ability to prioritise own workload. 
• The ability to risk assess and clinically reason decisions. 
• Ability to build effective working relationships with the MDT. 
• Able to work flexibly and manage pressure of work.

Desirable

• Independent manufacture of variety of bespoke splints
• Knowledge of specialist assessments and interventions including relevant outcome measures

• Knowledge of best practice in hand therapy

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.