Hand Therapist - Clinical Team Lead Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Would you like to work within a welcoming team in a fantastic location in the South West? Would you like a flexible approach to your clinics for a healthier work/ life balance?
Dorset County Hospital Hand Therapy Service wishes to offer the right person an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic hand therapy team. As a successful NHS in-house service, we provide high quality services in West Dorset.
The post being advertised will be based at Dorset County Hospital, with a focus on covering adult and paediatric orthopaedic elective and trauma clinics, as well as rheumatology patients.
We are truly an integrated team who are Hand Therapists first and foremost. We have a wide scope of practice within our specialty providing patient centred care. Through CPD, research, and audit, the department is committed to advancing the service to meet the future needs of its surrounding community.
The applicant will hold a BSc in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy or equivalent UK recognised qualification. They should have a broad range of experience in hand therapy ideally at a band 7 level (but Band 6 or 6-7 would be considered). The successful applicant must also display a confident approach to all clinical situations, be well organised, an excellent communicator at all levels.
Hours: 30 hours per week ideally over 4 days
For more information please contact:, 01305254408
The specialist hand therapist is an experienced clinician who carries and independently manages a full specialist clinical caseload. They are responsible for supervising designated members of staff within the specialist team.
As the Team Lead, the post holder participates in a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research across the speciality.
The postholder may be required to work at any of the sites within the trust. Should the service require it this post may become rotational and be filled by specialist staff rotating within the service.
To fully participate in whatever pattern of working is required by the service in the future.
The postholder may be required to work at weekends on a roster basis should the service need.
Once deemed competent the post holder will be required to participate in weekend working.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
This advert closes on Sunday 11 May 2025
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