About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Regional Paediatric Hands and Upper Limb Service as a Band 7 Advanced Occupational Therapist. The post holder will provide highly specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for children and young people with traumatic hand injuries, congenital hand differences and other complex upper limb conditions.
Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and contributing to the ongoing development of a regional tertiary service.
Main duties of the job
- Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with hand and upper limb conditions.
- Deliver advanced occupational therapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation programmes. Provide specialist hand therapy interventions, including splinting, orthotic management and functional rehabilitation.
- Work collaboratively with consultant surgeons, therapists, nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Support children, young people and families to achieve meaningful functional goals and maximise participation in daily activities.
- Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and education activities.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional registration as an Occupational Therapist with the HCPC
- Post registration courses/qualifications in subjects relevant to Hands and Upper Limb, for example BAHT courses
Desirable
- Post graduate course/qualifications in leadership
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of treating burns/plastics/hands patients at AfC Band 6 level or equivalent
- Experience of specialist techniques e.g. hand therapy, splinting, pressure therapy
- Supervision of students/junior staff colleagues
Desirable
- Active participation in Hands related special interest groups
- Experience of working with children and young people
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)