# Senior Specialist Hand Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-specialist-hand-therapist/e12c0fb5-a1d0-451f-b1dc-d5cf407313c8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-specialist-hand-therapist/e12c0fb5-a1d0-451f-b1dc-d5cf407313c8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The James Cook University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T14:01:04.125Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust//-v8209984 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8209984?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Hand Therapist to join our specialist hand therapy team at South Tees NHS Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Hand Therapist, with either a Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy background, to join our Hand Therapy Team. The post holder will be expected to have substantial experience in Hand Therapy and the wider musculoskeletal field, as well as evidence of relevant postgraduate study, ideally at Masters level. This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, relevant courses and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research. ### Main duties of the job Your role will be as a Senior Specialist Hand Therapist, working in our Hand Therapy Unit based mainly at The James Cook University Hospital, but also holding clinics at Redcar and Northallerton. You will co-manage a team of Band 6 Hand Therapists and a Therapy Assistant. You will also work closely with the Advanced Practitioner Hand Therapist, the Hand Consultants (both Plastics and Orthopaedics) and other members of the MDT. The role will be largely clinical with some leadership and management responsibilities. As such, the post holder will be expected to have substantial experience clinically in hand and musculoskeletal therapy and have experience of management or leadership. You will be expected to have completed, be working towards, or willing to complete relevant post graduate study in clinical and/or leadership, and there will be opportunity to further develop your clinical skills by working alongside Advanced Practice Physiotherapists, and leadership skills through the Trust’s Leadership Programmes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions - Your Leadership Impact - Leading your Team to Success - Leading Into the Future - Service Improvement for Beginners - Developing your Service Improvement Skills - Lean Practitioner The leadership and improvement programme aims to: - Explore leadership within the NHS - Promote Trust values and behaviours - Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills - Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role. After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Expert clinician with specialist skills in the therapeutic management of hand conditions. - Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to musculoskeletal therapy and conditions, in particular around the hand. - Advanced clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy / occupational therapy. - Basic splinting skills. - Wound care management skills. **Desirable** - Advanced hand therapy assessment and treatment skills for children - Advanced splinting skills ### Experience **Essential** - Completed core rotations and specialist rotations including hand therapy. - - Substantial experience at band 6 or above within the NHS - - Substantial hand therapy experience at band 6 or above - - Experience of team leadership, service development and managing change - - Experience of supervision and development of junior staff and students **Desirable** - - Experience of working with children and patients with mental health problems - Member of professional body - - Member of special interest body ### Qualifications **Essential** - - BSc in Physiotherapy / /Occupational therapy - - Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) - - Completed or working towards BAHT level 3 accreditation and / or MSc in appropriate subject - - Evidence of CPD portfolio including attendance of recent post-graduate course relevant to hand therapy. ### KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS **Essential** - - Expert clinician with specialist skills in the therapeutic management of hand conditions. - - Basic splinting skills. - - Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology related to musculoskeletal therapy and conditions, in particular around the hand. - - Advanced clinical reasoning in musculoskeletal physiotherapy / occupational therapy. - - Wound care management skills. **Desirable** - - Advanced hand therapy assessment and treatment skills for children - - Advanced splinting skills ## Documents - [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096) - [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094) - [job description - uht (pdf, 683.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661557) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093) - [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.