This Band 8a post leads the Hand Therapy outpatient service at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, with line management of the team. Core work is advanced assessment and treatment of complex hand patients, plus teaching and appraising staff from band 5 to band 7 and students. The post sits within neuromusculoskeletal outpatients and includes deputising for the Therapy Manager in clinics and in reception and admin areas. Applicants need HCPC registration as a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, with hand therapy and leadership experience.
What the job involves
- Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, treatment and management of outpatients in the Hand Therapy service
- Hold operational and line management responsibility for the Hand Therapy service
- Lead the Hand Therapy team in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the day-to-day neuromusculoskeletal outpatient service, in consultation with the line manager
- Lead teaching, supervision and appraisal of peers, band 7, band 6 and band 5 staff, physiotherapy assistants and student physiotherapists
- Deliver highly specialised care for complex hand therapy patients, including advanced assessment and interventions
- Give specialist guidance and advice to MDT members and external professionals such as GPs
- Support the Therapy Manager in developing the service and contributing to clinical innovation and service improvement
- Deputise for the Therapy Manager in outpatient clinics as required
- Deputise for the Therapy Manager in other areas, such as reception and admin, as required
- Evaluate the day-to-day running of outpatient services and initiate development through policies, procedures and evidence-based clinical guidelines, recommending and implementing changes
Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in physiotherapy or occupational therapy
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Relevant clinical experience in hand therapy
- Broad postgraduate clinical experience
- Significant leadership experience
Nice to have
- Leadership training
- Broad clinical experience
- Injection experience
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Band 8a Hand Therapy Team Lead in Romford employer: The Methodist Church in Britain
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
