Job Description

Are you a dynamic and motivated highly skilled Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Trust to recruit a 30-hour Specialist Hand Therapist.



As a clinical expert 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 leading 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 / 1 x Band 6 Hand Therapist/ 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: kieran.duxbury1@nhs.net

The post holder will:

Lead role in the specialist rehabilitation and management of complex wrist and hand problems.

Coordinate and manage all patients with wrist and hand problems.

Be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating clinical case work within the Orthopaedic & MSK Physiotherapy Hand Therapy Service.

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.

Be accountable for the quality and safety of advanced and highly skilled assessment and management of patients with a variety of complex, acute & chronic wrist, and hand presentations

Work closely with orthopaedics, medical, AHP and nursing colleagues to ensure high quality patient care.

Lead quality improvements and continually develop and modernise the physiotherapy provision to patients with complex wrist and hand problems

Be prepared to work flexibly in terms of time and workload to meet service needs.

Be professionally accountable

To continually develop and modernise the physiotherapy provision to patients with complex wrist and hand problems

To take responsibility for staff and student training/development.

Provide support to operational and service managers deputizing for them as required



We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:



Cycle to Work



Travel Scheme



Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice



Onsite Nursery



Buying and Selling Annual Leave



Car Leasing



Employee Assistance Programme



Employee Health and Wellbeing



Extensive Reward Scheme



Counselling Service



Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream



Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:



Committed to Quality of Care



Compassion



Working together for patients



Improving Lives



Everyone Counts



Respect and Dignity



Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

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

Leading on service outcomes, staff development, student training, and coordination of rotations

Working in partnership with Therapy Managers, Clinical Leads, and MDT teams to promote streamlined, flexible care pathways



This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in shaping the specialist hand therapy service , ensuring high standards of care and fostering a collaborative environment for ongoing professional growth.