Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 22 October 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join UHDB outpatient Therapy Team. The role is part-time at 30 hours per week, covering maternity leave for 12 months. This is a static band 6 post in the hand therapy team based at Queens Hospital Burton and is open for Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapist to apply.
You must have experience in treating acute hand therapy referrals following trauma, degenerative conditions and post hand surgery. The team see adults and children, works alongside the consultants at Queens Hospital Burton, and works with the hands Specialists both at Derby & Burton.
You will be supported with training, regular clinical supervision, be encouraged to contribute to service development and clinical audit, and be part of the wider dynamic and innovative Musculoskeletal & rheumatology team.
The end date for this secondment/fixed term post will be 31st October 2026.
Main duties of the job
Senior Hand therapist Occupational Therapist
* Manage, plan & prioritise patient care and own caseload
* Provide specialist assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment for a variety of hand conditions, post operatively, post fracture, degenerative conditions and post trauma.
* Work with the hand therapy & therapy admin team, fracture clinic and orthopaedic MDT
* Provide support to band 5 / students and assistants
* Support training and service development
Closing date of applications: 22/10/2025
Interview date: 05/11/2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
This position is offered as a secondment. Accordingly, you are required to consult with your manager and obtain approval prior to submitting your application.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship.
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert.
Person Specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in OT
* HCPC registered / RCOT
Experience
* Experience in supervising staff
* Evidence of working in out-patient clinics Secondary or Acute NHS
* Able to plan and prioritise caseload
* Evidence of teaching / delivering training
* Experience working in a hand unit
Skills
* Evidence of good communication / written skills
* Evidence in audits
* Evidence of CPD
* Evidence of team leadership
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.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
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