Advanced Occupational Therapist - Hands & Upper Limb

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Regional Paediatric Hands and Upper Limb Service as a Band 7 Advanced Occupational Therapist. The post holder will provide highly specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for children and young people with traumatic hand injuries, congenital hand differences and other complex upper limb conditions.

Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and contributing to the ongoing development of a regional tertiary service.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with hand and upper limb conditions.
• Deliver advanced occupational therapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation programmes.Provide specialist hand therapy interventions, including splinting, orthotic management and functional rehabilitation.
• Work collaboratively with consultant surgeons, therapists, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Support children, young people and families to achieve meaningful functional goals and maximise participation in daily activities.
• Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and education activities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.