Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist - Hand Therapy
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,419 - £55,046 pa pro rata incl HCAS (inner) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW17 0QT |
| Cwmni: | st georges nhs trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7653091/200-7653091-DE-PT |
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This role in hand therapy provides specialised occupational therapy rehabilitation within the clinical specialty of hand therapy, managing a wide variety of clinical presentations including hand trauma and chronic/routine hand conditions. With this role clinicians are involved in the assessment and treatment of hand therapy patients including splint fabrication, exercise prescription, scar/oedema management and functional rehabilitation.
This role is also involved in clinical teaching and learning of new and rotational staff within the team, and the role also contributes to regular teaching and learning with hand therapy.
There are opportunities for supervision of student and involvement in clinical audit and service development projects.
The caseload consists primarily of acute hand trauma, referred via the Plastic Surgery and Trauma and Orthopaedics Departments. The team also accepts referrals for patients from Rheumatology and local GP’s. The team is also the specialist therapy team for the management of both trauma and congenital paediatric hand conditions.
You will be involved in carrying a clinical caseload consisting of both trauma and routine conditions. This role may also involve working within the paediatric hand therapy service see acute injuries and congenital conditions.
Opportunities for supervision, teaching, research and service development are available and encouraged as part of this role and will be supported where possible.
The hand therapy team is part of a large outpatient therapies department based within a Southwest London Teaching Hospital. St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a local, culturally diverse community in South London, and provides specialist services across a large geographical area.
The successful post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of:
A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these. If you have the motivation, enthusiasm and desire to develop your clinical, leadership and managerial skills plus the ability to work well and flexibly within a team, we would welcome your application for this post.
This post is open to either an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist who has experience in the area of hand therapy. Please refer to the specific job descriptions for each profession and the person specification for further information.
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This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026
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