Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Hand Therapy

Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Hand Therapy Band 8a

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 3 years (end date 31.06.2029) Hours Part time - 17.5 hours per week Job ref 290-MIC-2112

Site St Mary's Hospital Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/:59

Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0.5 WTE Clinical Lead Specialist Hand Therapist to join our Hand Therapy team on a 3-year fixed-term contract.

This role includes shared Clinical Lead responsibilities, alongside the delivery of an advanced practice clinic for patients with complex fractures.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop both leadership and advanced clinical practice skills, working in close collaboration with the Service Clinical Lead. The post holder will play a key role in enhancing service quality and efficiency, contributing to both advanced clinical practice and the wider Hand Therapy service.

Flexibility and innovation in ways of working will be fundamental to this role. You will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and a strong commitment to delivering high quality, evidence based care. The successful candidate will be proactive, confident in using initiative, and able to apply novel and innovative approaches to complex patient management and service delivery.

This role requires a clinician with a strong clinical background, alongside experience in quality improvement, research or leadership. We are particularly seeking someone who can lead with kindness, influence through collaboration, and actively support service transformation.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical expertise as defined by professional scope as an advanced clinical practitioner. To effectively and autonomously manage patients within a defined specialty (orthopaedics, plastics, rheumatology, pain, pelvic health, hand therapy and neurosurgery).
• They will contribute to the day to day operational service planning and delivery of therapy services. They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service within area of responsibility and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
• They will support the clinical service lead and speciality consultant teams with the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes. They will support the clinical service lead in the strategic development of the service
• They will support staff development from a clinical and non- clinical perspective acting as a good role model. In partnership with their clinical service leads , finance and human resources colleagues, they will deliver department plans which drive efficiency and quality initiatives across the Division.
• They will support the delivery of the Department's business plan.
• They will provide the clinical service lead with assurance of proactive management of clinical and cost improvement plans, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to mitigate or respond to identified risks
• Continued in Job Description.

Benefits

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

Person specification

• Diploma/ Degree in relevant AHP profession.
• Health & Care Professions Council registration.
• Evidence of experience in advanced practice.
• Evidence of structured training on appraisal and supervisory skills
• Evidence of continuous and current professional and academic development relavnt to clinical field
• Leadership/ Management training
• Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g literature reviews, critical appraisal.
• Masters or PhD degree in relevant subject
• Acredited Advanced Clinical Practicioner as evidence by the electronic digital badge
• Membership of relevant professional groups relevant Specialist interest group

Knowledge and skills

• Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area.
• Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessments and intervention
• To lead, inspire motivate and empower teams using effective clinical leadership qualities in an integrated service
• Advanced written and oral communication skills
• Advanced skills relevant to the specialty for example: prescribing, injecting

Experience

• Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality
• Experience of supervising qualified therapy staff and students
• Experience of managing staff on performance and other workforce policies
• Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result
• Experience of leading an effective team
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness.
• Experience at band 8a level
• Clinical leadership of other discplines