Advanced Clinical Practitioner Hand Therapy

Job summary
Bank- Advanced clinical practitioner Hand Therapy (Band 8a)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Clinical Practice Hand Therapist (either Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) to join our welcoming, knowledgeable, and innovative team at St Thomas's Hospital. We are looking for a driven, autonomous and forward-thinking individual with genuine enthusiasm for the role to cover adhoc clinical work, helping us to cover gaps in our service as they arise. Closing date midnight 6th September

Please read the attached job description and person specification

Main duties of the job
In Advanced Clinical Practice you will be integral to the closed hand trauma pathway working within orthopaedic and plastic hand clinics. The post-holder will be expected to work with a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, exercising sound judgement to meet the demands of the role with integrity. You will bring leadership and expertise to ensure patients receive consistently excellent care. You will work closely with the MDT and fellow Advanced Clinical Practitioners to drive service innovation. Please read the attached job description and person specification

About us
We are a very busy service supporting our plastic and orthopaedic hand surgery colleagues with elective and trauma activity as well as managing patients referred from rheumatology and the community. We are a team of thirty therapists supported by three assistants working across the Guys and St Thomas' hospital sites so excellent communication skills are essential.We strive to provide an excellent service that we would be happy to recommend to our friends and family and put patient care at the heart of everything that we do.

Hand Therapy is part of the Cancer and Surgery clinical group with a supportive and progressive management structure. Departmental objectives are founded upon the core principles of the clinical governance framework and Trust Core Values. Research activity, robust evidence-based practice and national guidelines drive forward our vision and direct service delivery.

Job responsibilities
Clinical, Managerial, Communication, and Research and audit.

Please read the attached job description and person specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Accredited Hand therapist

Qualifications
Essential

• Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area

Desirable

• Recognised ACP therapist with either accredited ACP masters degree or through e-portfolio route

Experience
Essential

• Clinical experience commensurate with the role in Hand Therapy with a minimum of several years at an advanced level
• Evidence of continuing professional development and post registration education and training
• Experience of research and audit
• Proven leadership skills in managing and developing teams
• Advanced performance in a range of clinical skills in physical disability and Hand Therapy

Desirable

• Previous band 8 experience in hand therapy
• Published/presented research/QI/audit in field of hand therapy

Skills
Essential

• Advanced specialist hand therapy skills including assessment, diagnosis, orthosis fabrication and selection (static, neoprene and dynamic), application and analysis of treatment modalities
• Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services.
• Demonstrate excellent leadership, organisational, managerial and team performance skills.
• Demonstrates ethical reasoning and critical reflection throughout all areas of practice an conduct
• Demonstrates committed to improve the experience of service users, appreciating complexity of context, culture of diversity.
• Proven experience in the training, teaching, supervision, development and mentoring of others.
• Demonstrate ability to motivate and manage teams through change positively.
• Computer literacy.

Desirable

• Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office eg. Word, Powerpoint, excel, Outlook

Other
Essential

• Excellent leadership qualities.
• Proactive self-directed with innovative approach and a desire to promote clinical excellence.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interactive skills.
• Ability to manage conflict positively.
• Acceptance of responsibility for self and others.
• Commitment to lifelong learning.
• Adherence to Royal College of Occupational Therapy or Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and HCPC guidelines and codes of ethics and professional conduct.
• Membership of and active engagement in BAHT (British Association of Hand Therapy.)
• Membership of professional body

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).

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.