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Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate physiotherapist to join our specialist Hands and Plastics Therapy Team at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI). This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly specialised service, managing a diverse and rewarding clinical caseload. You will work alongside experienced therapists and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, treating patients with complex hand trauma, peripheral nerve injuries, upper limb spasticity and a wide range of elective hand conditions. As part of our established multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and consultant plastic and orthopaedic surgeons to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
This job will offer: The opportunity to work within a highly specialised and nationally recognised hand and plastics service. Close collaboration with experienced hand therapists, expert surgical and multidisciplinary colleagues. Support with ongoing professional development. Exposure to a varied and complex caseload including both adults and paediatrics A rewarding role where you can make a significant impact on patient outcomes and recovery
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
- Date posted: 21 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 001904
- Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Helen Lister
Email Address: helen.lister8@nhs.net
Interview Date: 01.10.2026
Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate physiotherapist to join our specialist Hands and Plastics Therapy Team at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI).
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a highly specialised service, managing a diverse and rewarding clinical caseload. You will work alongside experienced therapists and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, treating patients with complex hand trauma, peripheral nerve injuries, upper limb spasticity and a wide range of elective hand conditions.
As part of our established multidisciplinary team, you will work closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, nurses and consultant plastic and orthopaedic surgeons to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Experience in the assessment and management of hand injuries, with a genuine enthusiasm to further develop specialist hand therapy skills.
- Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills.
- The ability to demonstrate leadership qualities, including supporting and supervising students and junior staff.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- The ability to prioritise a varied caseload and perform effectively under pressure.
Interview Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
This job will offer:
- The opportunity to work within a highly specialised and nationally recognised hand and plastics service.
- Close collaboration with experienced hand therapists, expert surgical and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Support with ongoing professional development.
- Exposure to a varied and complex caseload including both adults and paediatrics
- A rewarding role where you can make a significant impact on patient outcomes and recovery
Why you should join our Team
The Leeds Hands and Plastics service offer speciality services and is a regional centre for both adult and paediatric hand reconstruction, major nerve injury and hand transplantation. Our team is passionate about supporting one another, developing specialist expertise and providing outstanding patient care. This role offers an excellent opportunity to build your skills within a supportive, forward-thinking department
What you will bring to the role
We're looking for someone who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and enjoys working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team. You will be proactive, adaptable and keen to develop your specialist knowledge within hand therapy. You'll bring a patient-centred approach, a willingness to share ideas and contribute to service improvement, and the motivation to continually develop your clinical practice. Most importantly, you'll be committed to helping patients achieve the best possible outcomes following injury or surgery.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
We are….
Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Our priorities:
People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to prioritise, organise and allocate workload
- Time management skills
- Teaching skills with the ability to use various media
- Communication skills
- Highly developed physical skills e.g. dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory skills in order to facilitate the assessment and manual treatment of individual patients
- Ability to work in a stressful environment imparting information regarding poor rehabilitation prognosis on a daily basis
- Ability to deal effectively with emotional and/or aggressive patients and/or carers on a daily basis
- Investigative and analytical skills to formulate an accurate diagnosis and treatment from a range of options
- Ability to formulate and deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options
Values
Essential
- Patient-centred
- Collaborative
- Fair
- Accountable
- Empowered
Knowledge
Essential
- Insight into clinical specialty e.g. thorough academic study at post graduate level or equivalent
- Insight into current professional issues and those influencing the NHS
- Standards of professional practice
- An understanding of the organisational structure and working practices of this specialist area
- To have a working knowledge of Professional Standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Health Professions Council and National Standards e.g. NSF's
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and Risk Management and application to work situations
- Knowledge to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
- Current knowledge of evidence based practice in the areas of each rotation, developing knowledge of a variety of conditions and patient types
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as a physiotherapist
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing and therapy colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Attendance on relevant post graduate courses
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Professional and patient focused
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Professional
- Research conscious
- Committed to the development of physiotherapy within the clinical setting
- Committed to the clinical area maintaining high standards of care
- Committed to own development
- Committed to maintaining high standards of physiotherapy clinical practice in accordance with relevant guidelines and policies
Continuing Professional Development and Professional Practice
Essential
- To be responsible for their own continuing professional and personal development
- To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through Continued Professional Development activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects your own personal development
- To maintain own continuing professional development by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, incorporating them as necessary into your work
- The jobholder must undertake all mandatory training required for the role
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