Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist)
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22 to £28 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | South West London, London, SW10 9NH |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Medacs Healthcare |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | CWHT_1716545255 |
Summary
Role: Hand Therapist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist) Band: 6
Trust: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital Site: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital SW10 9NH
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday - 8:30-4:30
We are searching for an experienced and energetic Hand Therapist to join our dedicated team at Medacs Healthcare working within the Hand Therapy team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Working through Medacs Healthcare, you'll play a crucial role in supporting patients in a range of clinical areas.
Working as a Hand Therapist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital you will be working in closed trauma fracture clinics, out-patient clinics and wards - with post-operative and non-operative patients. You will be providing Hand therapy for adults and children with Trauma and acquired conditions - including splinting, exercises, functional rehabilitation, scar and oedema management.
Working with Medacs at Chelsea and Westminster you will be working with one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country, they're also one of the top trusts to work for- staff say they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend Chelsea and Westminster a place to work and receive treatment.
Essential Criteria:
- HCPC registered
- Clinical experience in hand therapy - assessment, splinting and modalities
- Able to clinically reason for simple and more complex trauma and acquired hand and wrist conditions including tendon and nerve repairs, fractures, conditions such as Dupuytren's, OA, wrist pain, De Quervain's.
- Ability to autonomously manage a caseload of adults and paediatric patients as well as support junior therapists with clinical reasoning and treatment planning
- Experience in interpreting hand and wrist X-rays
Desirable:
- Have worked in UK NHS system in a Hand Therapy at Band 6 level
Benefits of working with medacs healthcare:
- Access to Health Assured - our support service to help support your mental health and wellbeing and enable you to deliver outstanding care
- First sight of Block bookings and shifts across multiple NHS trusts`
- Competitive pay rates
Dedicated Consultant Support and advice
Support throughout the compliance process
24/7/365 service, we're available when you need us - Holiday pay
Pension scheme
Fully supported online CDP training courses - Lucrative referral scheme
Please submit your CV and a time to be contacted and apply today!