Bank Specialist Hand Therapist

Spire South Bank Hospital have an opportunity for an experienced Specialist Hand Therapist to join our wonderful team. This is a flexible working position for the individual to provide highly skilled and specialised assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients within the in-patient/out-patient service.

Spire South Bank Hospital has been in operation for 30 years providing quality private healthcare to the local population and beyond, earning a reputation as a leader in Worcestershire. We work with some of the areas most experienced Consultant Surgeons, Anaesthetists and Physicians to deliver tailored, personalised care and are proud of the positive patient feedback we consistently receive.

Duties and responsibilities:

To take the lead role in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal/ Hand and Wrist patients.
Provide specialist education and teaching.
To contribute towards departmental research and audit in this clinical area.
To ensure the teams deliver effective care to clients, presenting with musculoskeletal injuries by providing excellent clinical and organisational leadership.
To act as a Specialist Hand Therapist resource for the multi-disciplinary team within Spire Healthcare.
To promote and assist in marketing of service developments to GP's, Consultants and external agencies.
To undertake evidence based projects, including recommendations for changes in practice.

Who we're looking for:

Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapist) or equivalent
Post-Graduate learning in musculoskeletal programme
Post graduate experience in Hand Therapy
Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied caseloads
Experience of working in partnership with consultants and participating in creating innovative solutions for new services
Competence across a range of Hand Therapy, management and leadership skills supported by highly skilled professional and specialist knowledge in the field of MSK

Benefits:

Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications