Therapist - Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom - Porthosp

Description

Salary Band:
Band 6


Staff Group:
Allied Health Professionals


Contract Type:
Permanent

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.

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. Ideally, you will have relevant hand therapy experience to the level of BAHT I.

If you are interested in moving into this field and have limited experience, we will provide you with the training and development needed to ensure you have the right skills to deliver excellent care in this exciting and rewarding MSK specialty.

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.

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 7 team leads in service and team development and to develop your leadership and management skills.

We warmly welcome you to get in contact with us for an informal chat to find out more about the role, or why not come and visit us? Degree or post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.

BAHT at level 1 or relevant experience
The ability to risk assess and clinically reason decisions
Ability to reflect upon and critically analyse own performance
Ability to travel between sites and community settings
Knowledge of relevant legislation and some aspects of current practice/ Risk Assessment
Knowledge of Health/Safety issues
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 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.

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