Specialist Hand Physiotherapist (Band 6)

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Band 6 Specialist Hand Therapist to join our dynamic team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.

If you’re passionate about advancing your career and want to work on the doorstep of the stunning Yorkshire Dales, this could be the perfect role for you.

As a  Full Time Band 6 Specialist Hand Therapist, you will deliver patient-centred care across the full spectrum of wrist and hand conditions, including trauma, elective surgical recovery, and non-surgical referrals.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in shaping the specialist hand therapy service, ensuring high standards of care and fostering a collaborative environment for ongoing professional growth. You’ll be joining a supportive and expert team that includes: 2 x Band 7 Hand Therapists / Rotational Band 5/6 Physiotherapists & 2 Wrist and Hand Consultants

To find out more or arrange an informal chat, contact:

Kieran Duxbury - MSK & Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Operational Manager - Email: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Prioritise, plan and deliver clinical case work in the specialist rehabilitation and management of complex wrist and hand problem
• Coordinate and manage all patients with wrist and hand problems.
• Provide evidence based, highly specialist knowledge and skills to the specialist MSK & hand therapy service.
• Provide a key role in partnership collaborating with patients, carers, the MDT, and wider statutory, private, and voluntary sector services.
• Work closely with orthopaedics, medical, AHP and nursing colleagues to ensure high quality patient care.
• Be prepared to work flexibly in terms of time and workload to meet service needs.
• Be professionally accountable but will have access to clinical supervision from a senior clinical practitioner.
• To continually develop and modernise the physiotherapy provision to patients with complex wrist and hand problems under the care of Airedale NHSFT.
• To take responsibility for staff and student training/development.
• Provide support to operational and service managers deputizing for them as required.

In pursuing these duties, the post holder will ensure compliance with the NHS Constitution and the Trust’s Right Care strategy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a complex clinical caseload using expert assessment and treatment strategies
• Collaborating closely with orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeons on integrated pathways for splinting, wound care, and rehabilitation
• Providing timely triage and early intervention for post operative, emergency department referrals & urgent conditions to prevent complications
• Managing chronic hand/wrist conditions referred by primary care and supporting MSK/FCP colleagues
• Support on service outcomes, staff development, student training, and coordination of rotations

See Job Description and Personal specification for further details