Are you able to provide specialist therapy assessment and treatment for a defined caseload of patients within St Andrews Therapy Department, delivering a high standard of care and maintain high professional standards?

Can you assess and treat own caseload of patients as part of Multi-disciplinary Team provide Hand Therapy in a specialist Burns and Plastic Surgery Centre, contributing to service development and participates in Clinical Audit and research?

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, we would like to hear from you, please apply today.

Part time and flexible working are possible across a working week of Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Are you interested in a varied and rewarding career in a specialty area? We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our established team within Burns, Plastics and Hand Therapy.

We currently have a vacancy in our hand therapy team, delivering clinical interventions both face to face and virtual appointments to a wide range of patients under the management of our plastic surgery, orthopedics and rheumatology consultants.

The post will give the successful candidate an opportunity to experience different aspects of the specialty and there is scope to rotate across other areas of Burns and Plastic Surgery in the future.

Depending on previous experience, the post could be available to a Band 5 applicant who can work towards competencies with the support of senior staff. Full training will be given.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of the role responsibilities and the qualities that we are looking for, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We look forward to your application!

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Worked in acute setting/hospital

Desirable

• Outpatient experience or splinting

Experience

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC

Desirable

• Relevant clinical experience of hands, plastics, orthopaedics
• NHS experience

Experience

Essential

• Good written English

Desirable

• People management skills

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Chelmsford

CM1 7ET

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