• Job Description

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  Job summary

  Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapy

  37.5 hours per week (Part Time will be considered)

  Permanent

  Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

  Closing Date: 30th June 2025

  Interview Date: TBC

  **This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

  All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

  A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

  We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more

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  **A job description and person specification for a Band 6 Physiotherapist is available on request**

  George Eliot has an excellent people development service with extensive CPD opportunities both Trust led and provided by external providers, with participation supported and encouraged by the Therapy Leadership Team.

  Main duties of the job

  Are you an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking to expand your skills and take on a new challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity within our outpatient therapy service to work in the specialist area of Hand Therapy and Rheumatology.

  No extensive Hand Therapy experience? No problem!

  We welcome applications from motivated therapists with limited experience in Hand Therapy who are eager to learn and develop in this rewarding field. Comprehensive in-service training is provided, including monthly supervision with a senior therapist and regular team training sessions to support your professional growth.

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver high-quality therapy within Hand Therapy and Rheumatology outpatient services.
  • Supervise junior staff and students from local universities, with full training provided to support your supervisory role.
  • Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and a Senior Therapy Assistant.

  If you're ready to take the next step in your career and grow your expertise in Hand Therapy, we'd love to hear from you! Join our supportive team and develop your skills in a vibrant and rewarding clinical setting.

  About us

  Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

  Effective Open Communication

  excellence and safety in everything we do

  Challenge but support

  Expect respect and dignity

  Local health that inspires confidence

  Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  230-36772174-CSS-T

  Job locations

  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

  College Street

  Nuneaton

  CV10 7DJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Specialised, experienced practitioner employed to assess and treat a caseload of patients who require Hand Therapy, rehabilitation and splinting, including Plastic Surgery, Rheumatology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and GP patients.
  • To participate in the planning, co-ordinating and delivery of the Hand Therapy Service.
  • To supervise, educate and assess the performance of more junior/rotational staff within the speciality.
  • To be a Practice Educator, supervising and assessing Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy students on placement.
  • The post holder will participate in quality and audit activity and management of clinical role.
  • Deputising for the Team Lead, when required.

  For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Specialised, experienced practitioner employed to assess and treat a caseload of patients who require Hand Therapy, rehabilitation and splinting, including Plastic Surgery, Rheumatology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and GP patients.
  • To participate in the planning, co-ordinating and delivery of the Hand Therapy Service.
  • To supervise, educate and assess the performance of more junior/rotational staff within the speciality.
  • To be a Practice Educator, supervising and assessing Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy students on placement.
  • The post holder will participate in quality and audit activity and management of clinical role.
  • Deputising for the Team Lead, when required.

  For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached.

  Person Specification

  Qualification and Professional

  Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses

  Desirable

  • BAOT
  • Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
  • Previous experience in specialist clinical area
  • Band 5 rotational experience
  • Involvement in audit
  • Supervisory experience
  • Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff

  Desirable

  • Previous Acute NHS experience

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance
  • Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
  • Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
  • Able to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
  • Able to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
  • IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
  • Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
  • Motivated
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Diplomatic and sensitive to others need
  • To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT

  Other

  Essential

  • Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working

  Desirable

  • Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes

  Person Specification

  Qualification and Professional

  Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post-graduate courses

  Desirable

  • BAOT
  • Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group

  Experience and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Minimum 18 months to 2 years post-graduate experience
  • Previous experience in specialist clinical area
  • Band 5 rotational experience
  • Involvement in audit
  • Supervisory experience
  • Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff

  Desirable

  • Previous Acute NHS experience

  Skills and Abilities

  Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance
  • Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
  • Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
  • Able to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
  • Able to work as part of an multi-disciplinary team
  • IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint

  Personal Qualities

  Essential

  • Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
  • Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
  • Motivated
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Diplomatic and sensitive to others need
  • To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT

  Other

  Essential

  • Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working

  Desirable

  • Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

  College Street

  Nuneaton

  CV10 7DJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

  Address

  George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

  College Street

  Nuneaton

  CV10 7DJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

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