Hand Therapy Technical Instructor

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The post is for 12 month fixed term maternity cover.
The post holder will under supervision and appropriate support, see patients to provide education and implement treatment, working within established guidelines for the defined patient group within Hand Therapy. They will either implement activities following assessment by the qualified Hand Therapist, or commence independent intervention within a specific competency framework, once triaged as appropriate for a Technical Instructor. They will monitor the patient and liaise with the hand therapists for further guidance and advice as required. They will manage their own caseload of patients, assessing, treating and discharging patients within a defined group.
Responsibilities will also include for the running of Rheumatology groups with support from a qualified team member. The post holder is to assess patient understanding of assessment / treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
Development will be supported through competency-based learning, in house training and frequent supervision and appraisal and there will also be opportunities to attend relevant external training courses. The post holder is expected to use their initiative and work without direct supervision following service procedures with advice available from peers or managers.
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

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